Justin Kan

Businessman

1983-07-16

Quotes by Justin Kan

• One of the ideas for Justin.tv was that it would force me to go out and be sociable and talk to people.

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• When I was 31, we sold Twitch for a billion dollars. I achieved everything I ever dreamed of. When I was 35, I realized I was just as unhappy as I'd ever been.

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• During the pandemic, obviously gaming has become almost like a primary activity. People are at home all the time, they need to entertain themselves, gaming has seen huge growth in all the gaming companies and so Twitch is no exception.

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• I think people have called Twitch a niche for a long time but it's not, gaming is bigger than Hollywood.

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• After selling Twitch, I worked at Y Combinator, investing as a partner there for a couple of years.

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• When we started Twitch I didn't start off as a huge eSports fan, but I am now.

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• No matter what I've wanted to accomplish, whether it was raising capital, investing in a startup, or selling a company, legal has always been a cost and a roadblock to the ultimate goal.

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• Ironically, the pursuit of happiness can lead us into the eternal trap of chasing unhappiness.

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• Extrinsic motivations are like, 'I wanna get rich, I wanna be famous.'... Even missionary ones like, 'I wanna change the world with this idea.'... That's an extrinsic motivation. And when things are hard, you're going to be like, oh why am I doing this?

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• I first started in tech when one of my friends and I decided it was a good opportunity to start a company while we were in school because we had almost no opportunity cost. Our opportunity cost was playing 'World of Warcraft' and drinking beer. We thought it was a good time to try something.

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