Jessica Lessin
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About
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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Reporters who don't give up. Editors who help reporters aim high. Engineers who want to build great products. Sales leaders who want the most creative job in the business.
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Forum Posts
Death to the "Daily Active User"
Posted byJessica Lessin
Ok, so upon reading Pew's latest report on tech and teens, there's a huge reveal. Pew no longer asks teens which services they use "daily" or multiple times a day. They ask which services they use "constantly." Constantly. Like, in the blood stream, ever-present. This is so notable.The Information
Prediction: No VC-Backed News Brand Will Exist in 10 Years
Posted byJessica Lessin
What an interesting morning. Axios is selling itself to the private broadband company, Cox Enterprises, for $525 million. It’s a great exit for a team that has executed as well or better than anyone in news. I’m incredibly happy for them and look forward to seeing what they do with more cash. The deal makes me sad however but it confirms one of my biggest fears: that no inv...The Information
A Post-Pandemic Conundrum
Posted byJessica 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 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