Twitter is a competition to write the most retweeted witticisms. — Justin Kan Competition Copy Share Image
I don't think the music business is a very good business to be in. — Justin Kan Business Copy Share Image
I'm very passionate about mental health and wellness as part of the journey. — Justin Kan Health Copy Share Image
Having a start-up is all about being able to see what works and change your idea. — Justin Kan Being Copy Share Image
When you're a startup, your edge is that you don't have that many customers. So you can build a really strong relationship… — Justin Kan Customer Copy Share Image
After selling Twitch, I worked at Y Combinator, investing as a partner there for a couple of years. — Justin Kan Couple Copy Share Image
The original idea for Justin.tv was a terrible idea. So if something like that can eventually become successful, then anyone can be… — Justin Kan Copy Share Image
I'm biased, but I see people who have great ideas and are working on things that could be successful, but they give… — Justin Kan Copy Share Image
Snapchat is the platform I should have built at Justin.tv, so I'm jumping on the bandwagon and going hard on Snapchat. — Justin Kan Copy Share Image
One of the ideas for Justin.tv was that it would force me to go out and be sociable and talk to people. — Justin Kan Copy Share Image
If you look at things that are popular apps, it doesn't mean it's going to stick around. — Justin Kan Copy Share Image
It used to be that games were more like movies where a game would come out and then people play it for… — Justin Kan Game Copy Share Image
The idea was called Justin.tv. The idea behind it was, basically, to create our own live-video streaming show, like 'Big Brother,' about… — Justin Kan Copy Share Image
Companies are bought not sold, an investment banker told me that once and it is very true. Basically what it means is… — Justin Kan Banker Copy Share Image
A lot of tech people are afraid to get on the phone and talk to their customers, or get on Zoom, or… — Justin Kan Copy Share Image
At TwitchTV, we think of ourselves as a technology product company, so when we set out to innovate, most often we're trying… — Justin Kan Copy Share Image
It helps tremendously to have operating startup experience when advising startups. It is much easier to tell people how to talk to… — Justin Kan Customer Copy Share Image
To me, e-sports is like poker. Twenty years ago, if someone told you that poker was going to be a massive spectator… — Justin Kan Copy Share Image
Remember, everything you are building today will be killed or iterated. The former is more likely than the latter. Great products are… — Justin Kan Copy Share Image
As a young founder in high-stress situations, I often used alcohol to escape facing things. I've struggled with this for a long… — Justin Kan Alcohol Copy Share Image
My advice is flip a coin. If you regret the way it landed, then go with your gut. — Justin Kan Advice Copy Share Image
I went to Yale and I was a physics and philosophy undergrad, graduated in 2005. — Justin Kan Copy Share Image
Inspirational content really resonates, like how to raise venture capital. — Justin Kan Copy Share Image
I joined YC to recover from the brain damage of starting companies. — Justin Kan Brain Copy Share Image
You need to just get started. If you never get started, you'll never be successful. — Justin Kan Being successful Copy Share Image
After learning about Snapchat Stories, I've become obsessed with Snapchat. — Justin Kan Copy Share Image
The unifying factor in my career across investing and entrepreneurship was that the whole time I've basically been an involuntary power user… — Justin Kan Copy Share Image
With Whale, I'm like the first user. My feedback is around my experience as a content creator. — Justin Kan Copy Share Image
One of the reasons I think Y Combinator is so powerful is because it creates a new social norm, especially for those… — Justin Kan Copy Share Image
Imagine what you could do if you had the ability to broadcast live video from anywhere, anytime. It changes the way news… — Justin Kan Ability Copy Share Image
There was no real plan B. It was like, I'm gonna move back to Seattle and move in with my parents. — Justin Kan Copy Share Image
If you think about corporate legal work that's done today, some part of it is art and then some of it is… — Justin Kan Art Copy Share Image
I was always so engrossed with being successful that that was my worth and my identity. And then when things weren't going… — Justin Kan Copy Share Image
Why don't law firms use project management software to track where they are in the process of completing a deal and let… — Justin Kan Law Copy Share Image
