Selling Twitch to Amazon...the real story | Storytime with Justin Kan

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  • @JustinKanTV
    @JustinKanTV  3 ปีที่แล้ว +157

    Love telling these behind-the-scenes stories. What other stories should I tell on my channel?

    • @devJOE-Man
      @devJOE-Man 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Any plans to be a.....centibillionaire? 👀

    • @LiquidSounds
      @LiquidSounds 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Not a story but I would love to hear what your intrinsic motivators are, if that's not too personal.
      Also, since most of your viewers are probably pretty young, it'd be awesome if you made a video about college, as in how your college experience was and paved your way to becoming an entrepreneur and how much does it matter in say silicon valley? Because you hear so many people saying that your degree is worthless, yet most ultra-successful individuals attended very prestigious schools, regardless of whether they come from rich families or not.

    • @Focus9151
      @Focus9151 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I’d love to hear how you identify and pursue opportunity. Does a hobby become a business? What in the past have you chosen to not pursue?

    • @john103
      @john103 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Talk about future companies or ideas or hopes/dreams you have for your life.

    • @movingonandup322
      @movingonandup322 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I always seach for, but never quite find, a highly nuanced, step-by-step story of building a company/brand from literally Day -100 ("I was born and by the time I reached 7 years old, I knew I wanted to be _____." or... "I started to get interested in ???? when I took a class in high school about ???"). Then to Day -10 ("one day, I met this guy at a party and we became friends and we eventually started to talk about building a company"), to Day 1 (very first day taking the very 1st step of Work Day #1 of the business), to Day ??? to Day ??? (during our first ___ year(s), we did this, that and this other stuff and grew out company little by little) to Day ???? ("now that we built this pretty big company and people definitely were starting to notice our company now, this is what we did to build it even more and it became **HUGE**"), to Day ??? ("this is when we knew it would be a good time to sell") to Day ??? (basically, the selling time... which this video covered).
      What I'm most curious about is hearing about how to start. What did you do literally on Day #1? How much money did it take to start the business? What does Day #1 to Day 365 look like? What specifically did you do to being it from scratch and get it going and to build a bit of momentum to get to Day 365? When did you get your first investor involved? 2nd investor? How much did they invest? Percentage of equity sold for those investors' money? I'd find all that to be a good video.
      Thanks for this video upload and congrats! Very impressive!

  • @aliabdaal
    @aliabdaal 3 ปีที่แล้ว +761

    Damn this was so good

    • @TwistedSoul2002
      @TwistedSoul2002 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Elvis I thought this was the wasteman section? 🤔

    • @masternobody1896
      @masternobody1896 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@JustinKanTV the man of culture showing us some girls nice

    • @Jasonadventures
      @Jasonadventures 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ali 🏇🏇🏇

  • @Martindrumev
    @Martindrumev 3 ปีที่แล้ว +447

    "Hmm... I should probably turn 2 factory authentication on my bank account" Hahaha that got me really hard. Awesome video!

    • @kirayy
      @kirayy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Drumev here?
      An entrepreneur tricker?

    • @Martindrumev
      @Martindrumev 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@kirayy Haha, yes.

    • @trevorscheidt3483
      @trevorscheidt3483 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      2 factory?

    • @acco5038
      @acco5038 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Might wanna rephrase that 🤣

    • @Ajstash
      @Ajstash 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      U sus asf

  • @stainrode
    @stainrode 3 ปีที่แล้ว +580

    So I’m casually watching someone with less than 10k on TH-cam, but he is one of the founders of Twitch? How awesome is that!

    • @christophedobbels8877
      @christophedobbels8877 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Pog

    • @dntcare5182
      @dntcare5182 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      How is he so poor ??

    • @chechen4783
      @chechen4783 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      @@dntcare5182 poor ?? One search on google would show he’s worth 100 million.

    • @Knakkerman-
      @Knakkerman- 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@dntcare5182 says who?

    • @murdah4474
      @murdah4474 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Daan Made in Holland thts not unheard of, it would be terrible tho lol

  • @SuboptimalEng
    @SuboptimalEng 3 ปีที่แล้ว +172

    2011: Justin TV
    2021: Justin TH-camTV

    • @carlosmanoba
      @carlosmanoba 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sir please make a video how you came up with Justin.tv name. Was it because of Justin Bieber?

    • @wairrior
      @wairrior 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@carlosmanoba Are you a Moron or a dick?

    • @Chisegh
      @Chisegh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@carlosmanoba His name is Justin and back when they started he was broadcasting his own life online 24/7. So it was literally a show about his life hence Justin.tv.

  • @Erika2
    @Erika2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    This was so good. Chasing 'success' is a moving target.

  • @khv4196
    @khv4196 3 ปีที่แล้ว +739

    Please keep uploading, thats some really good content!

    • @AndersonKao
      @AndersonKao 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Love the content Justin. Keep it up!

    • @chrismichaud5906
      @chrismichaud5906 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Dude it’s not fucking good at all. It’s fucking fire!!!

    • @flauschigerbademantel5856
      @flauschigerbademantel5856 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      *Hey Kyle, Miguel Pablo exploited that you’re NOT a Bitcoin millionaire and that you’re fake as fck... sad to hear that* 😔

    • @Ttangko_
      @Ttangko_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@pavanmeka3925 transparency ... Has Justing Kan articulated his statement about megacorpos potentially being uncontrolled and consuming competition?

    • @23jjrican
      @23jjrican 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JustinKanTV Brent Smith your coach?

  • @chris.w391
    @chris.w391 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Finally. A real entrepreneur talking about entrepreneurship.

  • @darfy
    @darfy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    literally the founder of twitch, this channel will blow up

  • @SethFowler
    @SethFowler 3 ปีที่แล้ว +149

    This was great! Really appreciated the inside look!

    • @NoAngelol
      @NoAngelol 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      sethhhhhhh

  • @OweisAzizi
    @OweisAzizi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    I think Amazon had some smart negotiators who saw how tired you were from the previous negotiations and just tried their luck putting some pressure on you while risking to loose the whole deal. In the end I also think it was an incredible deal for everyone and you did the right think. I'm happy for you and the team, you earned it by adding value to millions of people's lives! Thank you for sharing this exciting experience and especially the inspiring take aways!

    • @OweisAzizi
      @OweisAzizi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      *thing

    • @ronweasley4096
      @ronweasley4096 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yup, just googled. Twitch is now worth $15 B

    • @eddieh3100
      @eddieh3100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Alexa was listening to them talk.

    • @ManinasuitOffic_
      @ManinasuitOffic_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Amazon is ruthless

  • @KarimJovian
    @KarimJovian 3 ปีที่แล้ว +117

    I love your energy and the way you speak man. Thanks for sharing these stories. Looking forward to more of your tips and vids

    • @hipstajohnyy2033
      @hipstajohnyy2033 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Gay boy! You "love" how other men speak?

  • @mayam2479
    @mayam2479 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    What a warm, confident, masculine voice! I could listen to him talk about anything for days.

  • @robot7372
    @robot7372 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    This story is definitely worthy of a Hollywood movie. If I was a big studio, I'd surely reach out to Justin.

    • @gammacheese
      @gammacheese 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      while watching this it reminded me of silicon valley show.

    • @mikecantreed
      @mikecantreed 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Why make a movie out of the twitch story vs any other $1B+ exit? Instagram for instance

    • @715SF
      @715SF 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mikecantreed probably because Justin stories may resonate more with the general public

  • @DXdelta
    @DXdelta 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Pretty surreal to see an startup rockstar like you talking to us on a YT channel! Much appreciated, looking forward to more videos! :D

  • @CommonSenseSisters
    @CommonSenseSisters 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    We came here after watching your incredible interview with Coffeezilla today. This was an incredible video. Your advice at the end of each videos is highly appreciated and very encouraging. We are glad we found your channel and happily subscribed. Thank you for sharing your experience!!!!

    • @Transitooooor
      @Transitooooor 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I’m here because of coffeezilla as well! Refreshing content that’s for sure what a gem. ☺️

  • @RadThings
    @RadThings 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Love how Justin is able to tell his stories to us. This is such great content for entrepreneurs that are starting companies. Love this. Keep it up Justin!

  • @Gosurfdammit
    @Gosurfdammit 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Please do not stop sharing these stories, this is epic.

  • @vincentan8085
    @vincentan8085 3 ปีที่แล้ว +151

    I don't deserve 2-factor authentication...

    • @Ben1998Jamin
      @Ben1998Jamin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😂 me neither

    • @SuperMan-yw8gm
      @SuperMan-yw8gm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I HAVE 2-factor authentication 😎 it's mandated by law in India 😔

    • @sidhantraghuvanshi1838
      @sidhantraghuvanshi1838 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂😂😂 well said

    • @sniktaw5825
      @sniktaw5825 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      i got 2 factor auth... i gotta protect that $0.39 with all i got.

    • @spazz2019
      @spazz2019 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lmaooooo

  • @Crimithy
    @Crimithy 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a fucking crazy ass story. What a blessing to be a part of something so incredible Justin. Thank you so much for sharing that with us & I look forward to seeing you upload more content to TH-cam. I had a Justin.tv account and my Twitch account is 9 years old. Been with you since the beginning brother. Congrats!

  • @ASXInvestor
    @ASXInvestor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    I feel like we're all here watching at the beginning of the next big TH-cam channel in the very early stages 🚀

  • @seanlovesrealestate
    @seanlovesrealestate 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video, thanks for taking us on the ride!

  • @mattkraig
    @mattkraig 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    For someone at such a high level, I love how interactive Justin is in the comments!

  • @patrickdang
    @patrickdang 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for sharing man. Looking forward to more videos

  • @ZakHassen
    @ZakHassen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Wow the fact you’re sharing all these lessons with us for free makes you an absolute real one 💪🏾 instant subscribe from me

  • @praveenchukka8194
    @praveenchukka8194 3 ปีที่แล้ว +451

    Is this the only legit youtuber giving advice who's actually rich.

    • @SewingWorkshops
      @SewingWorkshops 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Very correct

    • @joeroganpodfantasy42
      @joeroganpodfantasy42 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You understand that this guy lost money by giving up twitch for 1 billion right.
      Edit 15 billions to be exact.
      This guy is what its called in the business A SUCKER.
      Also he got low balled by Amazon a few times.
      Dont take advice from this guy how to do business. He built a startup maybe take advice for that part.

    • @emern8390
      @emern8390 3 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      @@joeroganpodfantasy42 he is also the guy who didn’t take TH-cams offer for 1/10 of what he got. Easy to say what you’re saying now afterwards

    • @deletioninducedin7days919
      @deletioninducedin7days919 3 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      ​@@joeroganpodfantasy42 if youre saying this so confidently and acting like you know so much about "business" then why arent you running a billion dollar business instead of writing that comment?

    • @Artiztik15
      @Artiztik15 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      @@joeroganpodfantasy42 you’re talking as if you’ve sold anything in ur life worth the same value 😂😂

  • @WickedlNl
    @WickedlNl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I love how Justin, creator of Twitch, where users have the fanciest cameras and lighting and elaborate backgrounds....and he just uses a random qualy cam with probably natural lighting and you can even tell its getting darker so he does turn on a light :D

  • @dannybolduc7109
    @dannybolduc7109 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great to see you on TH-cam!
    ABOUT TIME!
    Welcome, my friend. This is the way.

  • @JeremySry
    @JeremySry 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Man, there's just something so wholesome about your story telling - loved this story!

  • @GoldoMania.
    @GoldoMania. 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Justin he's so humble and down to earth then he can make any mistek NOT a mistek. sorry about my awefull English

  • @TDOTSE1
    @TDOTSE1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    This is an insane story, anxiety levels must've been through the roof!

  • @jjr6886
    @jjr6886 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hands down the best video I have watched on TH-cam. As someone who constantly wants more, hearing you say it doesn’t make you any happier than you were before is refreshing. Keep the content coming.

  • @Bedwar
    @Bedwar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    entertaining and informational idk why your channel hasn't blown up yet

  • @AlexKashie
    @AlexKashie 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    2nd video of Justin I came across today, man your transparency and wisdom are just mind blowing... Thank you for such valuable content.

  • @BrettMugford
    @BrettMugford 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Let's take a moment to appreciate how humble you are

    • @gabrielhauschildt9041
      @gabrielhauschildt9041 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Seeing as that extra money didn’t make him happier, I’m sure he gave it all to charity ; )

    • @ilcarlino752
      @ilcarlino752 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gabrielhauschildt9041 bro he got like 100 million

  • @25aking
    @25aking 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Omg i was just thinking about Justin.tv the other day. We didn’t have cable (ofc) and your app saved me many nights (almost years?) of boredom. Thank you. Glad to see you’re active and I’m happy to subscribe.

  • @TheLastCodebender
    @TheLastCodebender 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    So interesting to get those behind-the-scenes stories! We rarely hear those! Could you also make a video about the growth of Twitch and the pivotal moment when things started to change?

  • @jantube358
    @jantube358 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for this very interesting insight! I was one of the first justin tv users back then I think. What you say at 11:25 has a different meaning during the pandemic. For many young people this is not about hitting the next goal or big success anymore - it's about getting anything at all. I know so many people that are struggling right now. Having money as a backup must be the best feeling ever.

  • @Dvetkn
    @Dvetkn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Found you from TikTok, appreciate the gems for future entrepreneurs!

  • @SM-hf3kp
    @SM-hf3kp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can’t thank you enough for posting this. I’m working on a startup in the UK. this is exactly what I need to watch now. Thank you. Wishing you endless happiness.

  • @kaiwan
    @kaiwan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Thank you for making this!

  • @hafizibtisam
    @hafizibtisam 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow That was mind-blowing
    go up fall down... again and again

  • @bigfoot131
    @bigfoot131 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    “Don’t get attached to certain results” 👊🏾🔥🔥

  • @ManasMudbari
    @ManasMudbari 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love the final lesson. It's what we are taught in Bhagavad Gita -- "Do your duty, but don't get attached to the results. It might not turn out the way you want."

  • @TheMigider
    @TheMigider 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Dude imagine twitch being in the hands of Yahoo right now. It'd be buried right with Tumblr. So glad the deal didn't fall through.

    • @gishee18
      @gishee18 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      What a shame it didn't happen

  • @willmurphy7513
    @willmurphy7513 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have chills beginning the video... I finally found someone who I can relate to. One day I'll get there!

  • @runforthecube
    @runforthecube 3 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    Cool story and message - Subscribed for more!

    • @willisdagrillis
      @willisdagrillis 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      jelli belli peet rat gumi Candiii

  • @august3777
    @august3777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is really cool. I didn't even know you had a youtube video. I just ended up searching for your name after watching your interview on Coffeezilla, and here you are. Awesome. This video was very inspiring. Thank you.

  • @Munamati-g7b
    @Munamati-g7b 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Damn this guy is so chill! And fucking succesfull

  • @SztarPlayer01
    @SztarPlayer01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow, Justin, i’m so mad at myself that i didnt watched your content before. As a big fan of Twitch and being an entrepeneur myself i really appreciate the knowledge you’re sharing! Thank you so much. Wish i could have you as my business coach!

  • @davidroytman5845
    @davidroytman5845 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Your content is extremely valuable. Even for me a 14 year old investor. It is honestly unbelievable that you don’t have wayyy more subscribers, because the content you make is so much more valuable than a large majority of the stuff on YT. Definitely underrated.

    • @roninkhan9669
      @roninkhan9669 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You lucky to be into that at such a young age. Look into bitcoin and DeFi. DeFi will transform a lot of things

    • @berichon123
      @berichon123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Well you can see that he started really posting like 3 weeks ago. This is an incredibly undervalued channel that is bound to blow up really soon.

    • @lennarthummer7307
      @lennarthummer7307 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      14 yo investor?

    • @berichon123
      @berichon123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lennarthummer7307 Yeah he's obviously running a successful hedge fund. By any means is he investing is 20$ weekly allocation in a bike to deliver the newspapers

    • @EddiXP
      @EddiXP 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Look into roth ira's... you'll be a tax free millionaire in 30-40 years.. good luck! You have an amazing start!!!!

  • @async03
    @async03 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Amazing, thank you Justin, your channel is like a whole MBA and Life Coaching at the same time. Please keep up the great content you are providing!

  • @The7WorldsGaming
    @The7WorldsGaming 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Love the video!
    Great perspectives at the end as well
    Happy Friday!

  • @djbroake9810
    @djbroake9810 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Liking the colabs you have done with others on here, It's how i got here and thank you for the content.

  • @anoushk
    @anoushk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    The burning man event looks like Russfest from the silicon valley show😂

    • @yemiyesufu5745
      @yemiyesufu5745 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      lmao his startup life seems like the silicon valley show 🤣🤣

    • @ARyan-yv4hb
      @ARyan-yv4hb 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      🤣🔥

    • @itsbazyli
      @itsbazyli 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's the other way around

  • @EnsignShippingLogisticsDurban
    @EnsignShippingLogisticsDurban 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Found your channel after seeing you on coffeezilla. Wish I knew about venture capital when I was younger starting my companies. Great content. Keep it up. What a legend.

  • @imstealing
    @imstealing 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    When you broke down how your billion dollar company sale was conflicting with going to burning man I had to x out.

    • @kamu747
      @kamu747 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      LOL

    • @spazz2019
      @spazz2019 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just shows how humble he is

    • @invictuz4803
      @invictuz4803 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@spazz2019 Actually it shows how much he trusts Emmet to take care of things.

  • @michellesun-forbes30under38
    @michellesun-forbes30under38 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is seriously my newest favorite channel now. Thank you for sharing these stories on TH-cam Justin!

  • @jacbuc1
    @jacbuc1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I subbed just because you seem like a down to earth chill dude. Id have a beer with you anyday!

  • @ngkaruku
    @ngkaruku 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    late saying this but you hit the nail on the head PEACE and HAPPINESS this is where KNOWLEDGE after its ultra ego meets the humble and always reliable WISDOM

  • @krio99
    @krio99 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    In the last 2 years I've had 2 failed startups. This is my third attempt. This video just gave me some kinda motivation I needed. Not sure how

    • @vinaybhat7670
      @vinaybhat7670 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wish u all the best for ur start-up👍👍... Startup is a kind of addiction...it wont let u sleep till u achieve ur goals..

    • @krio99
      @krio99 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@vinaybhat7670 That is so true!!! Thank you brother.

    • @WTFIWFYDB
      @WTFIWFYDB 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      What did you tired to do and at which stage you failed?

    • @WJGSix
      @WJGSix 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You’ll make it happen man. Don’t dare give up.

  • @lifeofryan.
    @lifeofryan. 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Congratulations on your success, you seem very down to earth and humble... I'm inspired! Thanks for sharing your experiences through the awesome videos you make. Keep killing it!

  • @eduardoluisrl
    @eduardoluisrl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I just can imagine his reaction seeing the money transferred to his bank account balance.... waaaaaah!!!! I also want to go through the same situation :'(

    • @yoshi105
      @yoshi105 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Go work hard and maybe you could

    • @Omar-kl3xp
      @Omar-kl3xp 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@yoshi105 lol what job are they going to pay you millions in your account ?

    • @gotworc
      @gotworc 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Omar-kl3xp one where you own your own business that's what. you don't just get handed money for doing nothing. working hard and put yourself in the best situations to meet people and make connections is the best way to become financially successful

  • @daviddad7388
    @daviddad7388 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As an entrepreneur, it is so good and refreshing to listen to your story. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

  • @triple_gem_shining
    @triple_gem_shining 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Justin is one of the most down to earth multimillionaire I've ever heard of!! So inspiring!

  • @brandantang9154
    @brandantang9154 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    justin, selling your company for almost $1B is amazing, but the real amazing thing is you sharing your wisdom at the end (priceless!) Thank you. I hope I get to shake your hand one day, I came 1000 feet away from you once when you were doing a Q@A at one of the events I went.

  • @RELOADIAK
    @RELOADIAK 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    so inspiring!

  • @jasmineg.5699
    @jasmineg.5699 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great advice! Playa is the best place to have received that news. That itself is a sign. So happy for you!

  • @AlexIsUber
    @AlexIsUber 3 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    Amazon are savages. Came in at the end and offered the lowest price

    • @christian_swjy
      @christian_swjy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Art of the deal my dude... Art of the deal..

    • @MFKaradayiEnglish
      @MFKaradayiEnglish 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      They probably have the best lawyers outthere. While Yahoo... well, keep being Yahoo! 🤦

    • @teenytinytoons
      @teenytinytoons 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@MFKaradayiEnglish yahoo can never get it right.

    • @MattGarcyaDC
      @MattGarcyaDC 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lowest price? What u mean

    • @libesesonradio
      @libesesonradio 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MattGarcyaDC Amazon knew the company was much more than a billion dollars
      It was an empire waiting for the right ownership

  • @MIKEBURNA_
    @MIKEBURNA_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow. After years and years ... Nice to see und hear you talking.

  • @tyrone8059
    @tyrone8059 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Idk if it’s too deep but would be interesting to hear more about your take on motivation & the hedonic treadmill!

    • @codingpointers
      @codingpointers 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      He just posted it today!

    • @tyrone8059
      @tyrone8059 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@codingpointers cheers for the heads up :)

  • @BallEcomThatthana
    @BallEcomThatthana 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you Justin this is really inspiring

  • @arinzesylvester8515
    @arinzesylvester8515 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This is so dope! You’re literally living a Silicone Valley episode!😂😂

  • @JasperPauwels
    @JasperPauwels 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I really appreciated that first tip in particular, as well as the entire story in general. Great video, Justin.

  • @ibracs
    @ibracs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    When you sold the company you obviously got your % of the $970 MM. and from that % did you have to pay taxes for it ?

    • @JuanJohn013
      @JuanJohn013 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes of course. Now it depends how the company was set up and yourself. So now It could be anywhere from 12% to 50%

    • @neopabo
      @neopabo 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      They can get stock options instead of cash. So technically no taxes?

    • @airhead3333
      @airhead3333 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@neopabo yes there are a lot of loopholes they use to avoid taxes. Another way is to transfer X amount of shares to a shareholders partner as they will get a tax break

  • @alexanderahn5987
    @alexanderahn5987 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very nice. Im glad for your path. Ive discovered this several years ago so its good to see others on it as well.

  • @arnaudbenard
    @arnaudbenard 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    The audio is way better. The music is at the right volume.

    • @smilin_lin
      @smilin_lin 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      a tad lower will still be good for the beginning intro

  • @peterripuli9982
    @peterripuli9982 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    i get a good positive energy from watching this. great content, great advises n great information.

  • @diogodesousamacedo4260
    @diogodesousamacedo4260 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Imagine getting that bank transfer while at a friend's wedding in Italy must be nice...

    • @jabadahutwilson6115
      @jabadahutwilson6115 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He worked for it

    • @harryvanderveen773
      @harryvanderveen773 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jabadahutwilson6115 yes

    • @Onkelicious
      @Onkelicious 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why the "...." looks almost sarcastic or jelous. The man deserves his achievement.

    • @diogodesousamacedo4260
      @diogodesousamacedo4260 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Onkelicious it’s definitely jealousy yes

  • @Josepllop87
    @Josepllop87 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    please dont stop uploading. This was like reading one those best sellers but way better!

  • @sleepywolf1533
    @sleepywolf1533 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Keep uploading :)

    • @jadelahmad
      @jadelahmad 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Great content!

  • @ryanjames8356
    @ryanjames8356 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is one of the best channels on TH-cam. I so much love your channel.

  • @JClay-lf7nx
    @JClay-lf7nx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Moments before closing a $970B deal with Amazon, you realize there's no WiFi at Burning Man...just made my head explode 😆

  • @ishudshutup
    @ishudshutup 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    MOAR storytime please Justin :) Awesome, thanks for sharing!!!

  • @CryptoDad83
    @CryptoDad83 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hey Justin. I love how Theta Network is doing great things and growing immensely.
    Are you excited too? :)

  • @stevenstone307
    @stevenstone307 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Justin I am loving your videos! It's incredible to see how humble and down to earth you are, thank you for helping to create the best streaming platform out there

  • @ahmedaltaf12131
    @ahmedaltaf12131 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    dude this guy is worth 100 million $, and he's this humble damn respecttttt. o7

  • @camilabenitez9328
    @camilabenitez9328 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You're an amazing storyteller! I laughed so hard and learned at the same time. Thanks for sharing!♥ From Argentina.

  • @philongbui1235
    @philongbui1235 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Yahoo always change their mind. Just like when yahoo deny to buy google

  • @SujimyMohamad
    @SujimyMohamad 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for this. Learnt a lot!

  • @aniketbanginwar
    @aniketbanginwar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Ok.
    Let me get this straight
    The very reason why they didnt sell to yahoo was to keep it in gaming
    But looking at twitch now, i can tell yahoo deal would have been better😂

  • @kirokyo
    @kirokyo 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The key lesson on intrinsic/internal motivation is so important, as I'm just learning that now. I'm not rich or have all of the money in the world, but I've been in a burnout rut for a long time and been finding it hard to get motivated to do anything at all. I've slowly found most things that kept me doing my current job to be externally motivated (e.g. money, status, fame, societal pressure, etc.). It proved unsustainable. I'm still trying to figure things out. Hope to hear more stories and more life advices.

  • @Allsurrender
    @Allsurrender 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Soo yahoo was kinda right about expanding it to talk shows /fashion.
    Just like how art/just chatting/irl are now😂

    • @andrewm6788
      @andrewm6788 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      they def would have fucked it up though

    • @walber33
      @walber33 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      yahoo would probably full fill twitch with ads, i'm glad they didn't bought

    • @Allsurrender
      @Allsurrender 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@walber33 twitch are no any better anyways🤣

  • @cedricfreivogel3882
    @cedricfreivogel3882 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    TH-cam algo brought me here, this channel is really a gem. You seem to be a genuine person glad it worked out so well for you, your passion is contagious. I followed the twitch story somewhat closely although I'm not into gaming that much anymore. My career ended with cs 1.6 and nowadays crypto absorbs most of my spare time besides work. Kinda still connected to gaming since I invested in various nft / gaming solutions. The future is exciting keep up your content. It's exciting listing to a unicorn. Also really interesting part about the intrinsic motivation. I imagine it's hard for most to comprehend unless you didn't really experience it yourself.

  • @RahulGupta-yd4bo
    @RahulGupta-yd4bo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The investor who said to draw back the deal because the Twitch will be more valuable in future - He was true..you guys should have listened him.

    • @lllllll396
      @lllllll396 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      If that’s your take you understood nothing out of this video

    • @giedrius2149
      @giedrius2149 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I mean... if someone wants to buy your company, that already signals you that you're company will be worth more than you get... he has good reasoning for selling

    • @Repudiate
      @Repudiate 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Who could say if they could've done it without Amazon?

  • @stormingfox8360
    @stormingfox8360 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think you are right about motivators, I also think a mindset shift to adding value to the world justifies the grind, and can make you excited day to day. Changing the world for the better, one step at a time. Great story.

  • @aang318
    @aang318 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    9:12 “Hmm I should probably turn on 2fa”

  • @GeekoutdoorsBrand
    @GeekoutdoorsBrand 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow truth vs reality! Thank you Justin for sharing something that most will probably never experience at a billion but yet can aspire to at different levels.

  • @meosh930
    @meosh930 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Genuine question: Why do the female Twitch streamers seem to have a free pass when it comes to breaking Twitch guidelines while males seem to be getting permanent bans for lesser violations? Without naming names, they still streams after animal abuse, nudity (multiple instances.

    • @kingraghavsahni
      @kingraghavsahni 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You need to ask Amazon that.

    • @KronStaro
      @KronStaro 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      lol

    • @themadisreal3902
      @themadisreal3902 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Watch the fucking video, he sold the company, go ask Bezos

    • @bendover-bz4bc
      @bendover-bz4bc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bruh did you watched the video ? He sold the fuckin company to amazon. You need to ask this to mr jeff. Let my guy rl enjoy his peace.

    • @meosh930
      @meosh930 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@bendover-bz4bc Selling a company doesn't mean you lose the simp management or employees, rather you retain the employees tp ensure smooth functioning.

  • @bear532
    @bear532 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Interesting take on the last part. I came to the same conclusion after battling with depression. I got accepted into a top med school, something I had been working towards my entire life. Attended for a few years, became depressed since my only motivation was just getting into med school, not actually being a doctor. Dumb, I know. It’s like I got lost in thinking I will become a doctor and I never truly thought of how exactly my life would be as a doctor. Lost everything while going through depression. Then I realized that having something that keeps you present and fulfillment in your everyday life is the key to happiness. Sure money can buy you comfort and temporary happiness since it gifts you the opportunity to explore your fantasies which in turn make you present in your everyday life. After the exploration phase though if you have nothing in your everyday life that keeps you present and gives you healthy fulfillment you will not be happy, no matter how rich or fortunate you are.