Jessica E. Lessin
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Jessica Lessin is the founder and CEO of The Information, the publication known for original, in-depth reporting about technology and business. In eight years, Lessin has grown The Information into one of the largest subscription journalism communities in the world, attracting an influential audience of business leaders globally.
Lessin has covered Silicon Valley and the technology industry for almost two decades and was previously a reporter and editor at the Wall Street Journal. She lives in the Bay Area, with her husband and three boys. When not trying to keep up with her children, she enjoys surfing and skiing.
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A Post-Pandemic Conundrum
Posted byJessica E. Lessin
Here's something I can't quite grok. When it comes to consumer behavior, it is clear that the pandemic accelerated some shifts but then consumers reverted to their old ways. We don't spend 100 percent of our time on Pelotons and online shopping for example. And businesses are seeing the pullback. See today on Shopify. So why is it that we think employees' ha...The Information
Airbnb: A Rare Founding Team that Still Likes Each Other
Posted byJessica E. Lessin
With the news of Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia stepping back, I can't help but think that it is rare that Chesky and Blecharczyk and Gebbia have lasted this long. 14 years with relatively little drama among them. Wonder what the lessons learned are. From the outside it seems that they each had very clear, but still senior, lanes, and it was very clear that Chesky runs the...The Information
The Next Tech CEOs Are....
Posted byJessica E. Lessin
What follows the Great Resignation? The Great Rehiring! The Great Rising Up the Corporate Ladder! The Great: Who's Next?! Here are some of the leaders we think are ready for CEO gigs. Who did we miss?The Information
What's your favorite bit of advice from the Sequoia deck?
Posted byJessica E. Lessin
Been thinking about it a lot as the downturn continues. The one that resonates the most based on the companies we are reporting on is the need for speed. Curious what your most and least favorite bullets of advice are from the deck.The Information