Tag: Philosophy

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

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)

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)

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)

ABOUT THIS EPISODEI explain the thinking behind some of my best tweets: starting with the product v. distribution debate. Check out the tweets here: First v second time founders: tweet 1Motivation in startups: tweet 2Psychedelics meme: tweet 3Real and fake friends: tweet 4 Watch this episode in 4K! It’s so much more fun: YouTube link.… Continue reading The Quest Pod with Justin Kan : Storytime: I Break Down My Most Popular Tweets

ABOUT THIS EPISODESasha Grey: Adult Entertainment, Twitch, Content Creator, Author, MusicianSasha Grey is one of the coolest personalities on the internet. While she is probably best known for her legendary tenure in the porn industry, she has since found success as an artist. Sasha has transitioned into a writer, musician, and popular Twitch streamer with… Continue reading The Quest Pod with Justin Kan : Sasha Grey: Adult Entertainment, Twitch, Content Creator, Author, Musician

ABOUT THIS EPISODEAlexandra & Andrea Botez: Twitch, Chess, Startups, Content, YouTubeAlexandra and Andrea Botez are my favorite content creators in the game right now. The sisters run BotezLive, one of the biggest chess-streaming channels on Twitch and YouTube with over 900,000 subscribers. Since the age of six, Alexandra has fought tooth and nail to earn… Continue reading The Quest Pod with Justin Kan : Alexandra & Andrea Botez: Twitch, Chess, Startups, Content, YouTube