What podcasts say about Justin Kan
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What Justin Kan has said on podcasts
7 statements · 3 positive · 3 negative · 1 mixed
Justin.tv gaming content had limited traffic but strong personal viewing appeal.
“And so gaming was only, I think, a couple hundred thousand uniques a month on our, our site. But his argument was, this is the only type of content that I actually want to watch.”
Open the episode · Justin Kan & Brian Chesky: The Rejections That Built Twitch and Airbnb | E2344Listen at 5:26
Justin.tv could build a community by focusing on gaming content.
“but he thought we could focus on this and build a community around the game.”
Open the episode · Justin Kan & Brian Chesky: The Rejections That Built Twitch and Airbnb | E2344Listen at 5:49
Google rejected Justin.tv after judging its team inadequate.
“And then they were like, your team's not good enough. Goodbye.”
Open the episode · Justin Kan & Brian Chesky: The Rejections That Built Twitch and Airbnb | E2344Listen at 14:10
San Francisco startup culture has lost some exploratory passion as career motives increased.
“I feel like there's a little bit of that that's missing now here in San Francisco because there's a lot of— the culture has changed, it's matured, and people are coming here for their career now”
Open the episode · Justin Kan & Brian Chesky: The Rejections That Built Twitch and Airbnb | E2344Listen at 23:56
Founders should understand their own strengths and weaknesses.
“being a founder, the most important thing, really the kind of meta-level important thing, is to know yourself.”
Open the episode · Justin Kan & Brian Chesky: The Rejections That Built Twitch and Airbnb | E2344Listen at 34:45
Founders should improve or delegate tasks outside their strengths.
“for the things you're not good at, how do I either improve or how do I delegate those to someone else?”
Open the episode · Justin Kan & Brian Chesky: The Rejections That Built Twitch and Airbnb | E2344Listen at 35:03
Founders often become bottlenecks after their initial product begins working.
“most founders hit a wall Because they're doing something, it starts working, and then they don't get out of their own way.”
Open the episode · Justin Kan & Brian Chesky: The Rejections That Built Twitch and Airbnb | E2344Listen at 35:08
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