Justin Kan

“I deleted all the apps. You can actually turn off the App Store. And I gave the passcode to my wife so I didn't have the passcode to reinstall the App Store. And I deleted all social media apps and e-commerce apps.”

“Early-stage startups are all about the founders and team.”

“Imagine what you could do if you had the ability to broadcast live video from anywhere, anytime. It changes the way news is gathered.”

“I feel like a lot of the technology that happens in gaming, starts in gaming and it goes broader than gaming.”

“People want to use products where they feel like the people who deliver those products are invested in making it better for them.”

“I think it's very cathartic to have someone to talk to.”

“The hardest part about growing has been making sure we can support the community in the same ways that we were able to when TwitchTV was just starting out.”

“The big thing was realizing for myself that I had tied my ego to the outcomes and to startups.”

“I was always so engrossed with being successful that that was my worth and my identity. And then when things weren't going well, I felt like I was worthless.”

“I think when you start talking about selling a company or a company wants to buy you, then you start thinking about how much money you're going to have. That's insidious because it saps your will to continue.”

“I don't think the music business is a very good business to be in.”

“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.”

“You can be burned out no matter how successful you are, and you can be unhappy no matter how successful you are.”

“When you're a startup, your edge is that you don't have that many customers. So you can build a really strong relationship with them.”

“What I learned: if you've done something you think the public is going to react badly to, you can't delay it, hide from it, or ignore it. You have to address it head on and take your beating. Always take your beating.”

“I like the idea that I can make a big difference to a startup in a short period of time.”

“If justin.tv can succeed, then nobody has an excuse. It was a terrible idea.”

“The best way to sell your company for a lot of money is to have a good company.”

“If you burn out you aren't doing your customers or your investors or your employees any favors. You need to create a situation inside your company where you are going to be retained for a long time. I think that's your obligation if you're good.”

“Why don't law firms use project management software to track where they are in the process of completing a deal and let customers see that?”