Quotes from Justin Kan

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.

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

For most people, startups are a risky endeavor and something to be avoided. Many are hesitant to quit their secure jobs and try to start a company from scratch.

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

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.

Because our site was live video, and because our backend was extremely unstable, we were always in a PTSD-inducing constant state of stress.

The human experience contains ups and downs no matter who you are.

The unifying factor in my career across investing and entrepreneurship was that the whole time I've basically been an involuntary power user of legal services.

One of the reasons I think Y Combinator is so powerful is because it creates a new social norm, especially for those who come from outside Silicon Valley.

I find it hard to manage somebody's work unless I have an intimate knowledge of how to do it myself.

I think streaming works a lot better from an app.

The idea was called Justin.tv. The idea behind it was, basically, to create our own live-video streaming show, like 'Big Brother,' about ourselves, these entrepreneurs trying to make a reality show. It was a little bit meta and we launched this show.

As a young founder in high-stress situations, I often used alcohol to escape facing things. I've struggled with this for a long time, and while I think I've gotten better over time, I believe that this is the last thing preventing me from actualizing my 100 percent conscious self.

The original idea for Justin.tv was a terrible idea. So if something like that can eventually become successful, then anyone can be successful.

Inspirational content really resonates, like how to raise venture capital.

If you look at things that are popular apps, it doesn't mean it's going to stick around.

That constant need to do better and better is what drove me to start more and more companies - but it wasn't enough.

Behavior is a virus. We spread our behavior to those around us, whether passively or on purpose.

I try to keep the meetings small, especially when we're doing product design.

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

I've always been someone who's, like, more of an exhibitionist.

I'm looking for a girl who's an exhibitionist.