Sam Lessin: Venture Capital Shows Almost Zero Correlation Between Hours and Outcomes
Sam Lessin · #86: Elon’s $97B Curveball For OpenAI · More or Less Podcast · Feb 14, 2025 · at 9:02
Slow Ventures partner Sam Lessin explains why venture capital firms do not necessarily need to mandate strict in-office hours.
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“Venture capital is one of these things where like, The relationship between the work you do and the outcomes is like- The smack talk never ends. Is like almost non-existent. Like it is not an input to output business, right? Like it is, and so I think it's like probably one of the loosest correlations between hours worked and success or value, right?”
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