#405: Justin Kan – Finding Peace After $970 Million Exit

The Danny Miranda Podcast

Sep 20, 2023•1 hr 19 min

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Episode description

Justin Kan is the co-founder Twitch. He sold Twitch to Amazon for $970 million in 2014. Now he spends his time meditating, DJing, and going to Burning Man. He is an investor at Goat Capital and cofounder of Fractal and Rye.

In this conversation, we spoke about winning internally, Justin’s experience with source, finding a partner, leadership, having children, his home vandalization, and learnings from Paul Graham.

0:00 Intro

0:54 Justin’s Leadership Story (In College)

6:40 If You Will It, It Is No Dream

9:00 How To Create A New Reality

12:50 The Internet Is A Giant Tabloid

16:41 Why Is Meditation On The Rise?

19:00 Ayahuasca Experience

33:21 How Did People Treat Justin Differently After Selling Company?

35:15 Finding A Partner

40:31 “Having Kids Rounds Out The Human Experience”

46:00 Justin’s Experience With Source

48:03 “I Am Calm”