ABOUT THIS EPISODEWelcome to my new show OnlyFriends, where my Silicon Valley group chat comes to life. On this episode, we discuss the Billionaire tax, the antiwork phenomenon, Faze Clan’s billion dollar SPAC deal, and the nature of paternity leave. Starring: Justin Kan: Twitch co-founder and investor at Goat Capital (https://twitter.com/justinkan)Emmett Shear: Twitch co-founder and… Continue reading The Quest Pod with Justin Kan : The OnlyFriends Show: Billionaire Tax, Antiwork, FaZe Clan SPAC and Paternity
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The Quest Pod with Justin Kan : Braintrust: The Crypto Token That Helps You Find Jobs @Adam Jackson and Gabriel Luna-Ostaseski
ABOUT THIS EPISODEAdam Jackson and Gabriel Luna-Ostaseski are the co-founders of Braintrust, a decentralized talent network connecting freelancers with organizations. The platform is 100% user-controlled, with the BTRST token being used as the incentive to vet talent and refer clients (BTRST is listed for public purchase on Coinbase). I knew both Adam and Gabe from… Continue reading The Quest Pod with Justin Kan : Braintrust: The Crypto Token That Helps You Find Jobs @Adam Jackson and Gabriel Luna-Ostaseski
The Quest Pod with Justin Kan : The Coach Behind Silicon Valley’s Best CEOs @Matt Mochary
ABOUT THIS EPISODEMatt Mochary is an operator, investor and coach to top tech leaders at companies including Coinbase, Opendoor, Bolt and Clearbit. He is the best in the Valley at what he does, with a notable clientele spanning from Naval Ravikant to Sam Altman. After selling his startup in 1999 for millions, he surfed, made… Continue reading The Quest Pod with Justin Kan : The Coach Behind Silicon Valley’s Best CEOs @Matt Mochary
The Quest Pod with Justin Kan : The OnlyFriends Show: The Great Resignation, Facebook’s Metaverse and YC Applications
ABOUT THIS EPISODEWelcome to my new show OnlyFriends, where my Silicon Valley group chat comes to life. On this episode, we discuss my new companies, our new advice segment, Dear OnlyFriends, the COVID vaccine, Coinbase’s mission-focused statement, and crypto gaming. Starring: Justin Kan: Twitch co-founder and investor at Goat Capital (https://twitter.com/justinkan)Emmett Shear: Twitch co-founder and… Continue reading The Quest Pod with Justin Kan : The OnlyFriends Show: The Great Resignation, Facebook’s Metaverse and YC Applications
The Quest Pod with Justin Kan : Storytime: The Airbnb Story You’ve Never Heard About
ABOUT THIS EPISODEAirbnb almost didn’t make it. Here’s the story of how they got into Y Combinator, after a few screw-ups, tons of breakfast cereals sold, an improbable email and advice from a sad Emmett who could’ve invested at the perfect moment. I also shared this story on my YouTube channel and Twitter. Drop a… Continue reading The Quest Pod with Justin Kan : Storytime: The Airbnb Story You’ve Never Heard About
The Quest Pod with Justin Kan : The OnlyFriends Show: My New Startups, Spicy Advice, Coinbase and Crypto Gaming
ABOUT THIS EPISODEWelcome to my new show OnlyFriends, where my Silicon Valley group chat comes to life. On this episode, we discuss my new companies, our new advice segment, Dear OnlyFriends, the COVID vaccine, Coinbase’s mission-focused statement, and crypto gaming. Starring: Justin Kan: Twitch co-founder and investor at Goat Capital (https://twitter.com/justinkan)Emmett Shear: Twitch co-founder and… Continue reading The Quest Pod with Justin Kan : The OnlyFriends Show: My New Startups, Spicy Advice, Coinbase and Crypto Gaming
The Quest Pod with Justin Kan : The OnlyFriends Show: Is Facebook Unethical? China’s Crypto Ban, Theranos and Fraud
ABOUT THIS EPISODEWelcome to my new show OnlyFriends, where my Silicon Valley group chat comes to life. On this episode, we discuss China banning crypto, the Theranos trial and fraud in Silicon Valley, whether Facebook is unethical, and free startup ideas. Starring: Justin Kan: Twitch co-founder and investor at Goat Capital (https://twitter.com/justinkan)Emmett Shear: Twitch co-founder… Continue reading The Quest Pod with Justin Kan : The OnlyFriends Show: Is Facebook Unethical? China’s Crypto Ban, Theranos and Fraud
The Quest Pod with Justin Kan : From Twitch to Y Combinator CEO @Michael Seibel (2020)
ABOUT THIS EPISODEI sat down with my Justin.tv cofounder, Michael Seibel, to talk about how we turned our live reality show Justin.tv into the global platform that eventually became Twitch. Michael was previously the CEO of Y Combinator, the seed stage fund known as the first investor in Stripe, Dropbox, Instacart, Coinbase, Reddit, and thousands… Continue reading The Quest Pod with Justin Kan : From Twitch to Y Combinator CEO @Michael Seibel (2020)
The Quest Pod with Justin Kan : Storytime: Books That Changed My Life (with Jason Tan)
ABOUT THIS EPISODEYou are sabotaging your own personal and professional growth if you’re not finding time to read. Today I’m joined by my good friend Jason Tan (previously CEO of Sift) on books that shaped who are. Here are the 9 books: Shoe Dog by Phil Knight15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership by Chapman, Jim Dethmer,… Continue reading The Quest Pod with Justin Kan : Storytime: Books That Changed My Life (with Jason Tan)
The Quest Pod with Justin Kan : Storytime: We Burned $140 Million Learning What Not to Do in a Startup (with James Beshara)
ABOUT THIS EPISODEWe burned through $140 million dollars making these mistakes, so you don’t have to. On this bonus episode, I’m joined by my friend James Beshara, CEO of Tilt, who also recently started Magic Mind. We talk about the mistakes we’ve made as founders, and our learnings through blood sweat, and tears. Here are… Continue reading The Quest Pod with Justin Kan : Storytime: We Burned $140 Million Learning What Not to Do in a Startup (with James Beshara)