When we started justin.tv back in 2007, I had no idea what it would evolve into.
Nearly 15 years later, I sat down with the OG @twitch founders for a special reunion.
Here are some of my favorite moments:
Nearly 15 years later, I sat down with the OG @twitch founders for a special reunion.
Here are some of my favorite moments:
It's 2010, and we were all sitting in @mwseibel 's apartment brainstorming and preparing for our interview with @google the next day
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It was already a stressful situation and suddenly I received a phone call from an unlisted number.
A voice asked, 'Hello, is this Justin Kan?'
I instantly regretted answering the phone.
A voice asked, 'Hello, is this Justin Kan?'
I instantly regretted answering the phone.
"I lease unban me from justin.tv, there has to be some kind of mistake" he said.
I asked him for his username and he slowly spells it out for me on speaker:
"A N A L _ L U B E _ I N V A D E R"
I asked him for his username and he slowly spells it out for me on speaker:
"A N A L _ L U B E _ I N V A D E R"
Long story short, with a name like that and the balls to actually call me on a saturday afternoon to ask for an unban, we followed through and got his account back.
@eshear 's advice for founders to 'build bad things quickly'
The team spent a lot of time arguing and obsessing over each minute detail or feature.
The team spent a lot of time arguing and obsessing over each minute detail or feature.
It's often better to just launch features quickly one after the other, and using the feedback to grow rather than sit paralyzed by analytics and speculation.
Just build - even if its crappy.
Just build - even if its crappy.
The 'working dynamic' of the team.
People often ask whether or not we were afraid that dysfunction in working together would threaten our friendship. The answer is no.
People often ask whether or not we were afraid that dysfunction in working together would threaten our friendship. The answer is no.
And don't get me wrong, we were certainly a dysfunctional team. But at the end of the day, we were all in it together and that's what mattered.
There was a deep trust between us and nothing could change that - no matter how stupid we thought each other's ideas were!
There was a deep trust between us and nothing could change that - no matter how stupid we thought each other's ideas were!
One of the greatest things I learned about co-founding Twitch was extremely personal.
I had cultivated this identity around myself as an entrepreneur. The problem was that I didn't truly enjoy or love doing the things that the role entailed.
I had cultivated this identity around myself as an entrepreneur. The problem was that I didn't truly enjoy or love doing the things that the role entailed.
I fell in love with inspiring people, being a catalyzer, helping others, and getting people excited about new ideas.
That's why I love investing and creating content so much.
That's why I love investing and creating content so much.
To hear more crazy behind-the-scenes stories, hear us shoot the shit about future startup ideas and solving the problems of tomorrow, check out the full episode:
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