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

<p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>0:00 Intro</p> <p>0:54 Justin’s Leadership Story (In College)</p> <p>6:40 If You Will It, It Is No Dream</p> <p>9:00 How To Create A New Reality</p> <p>12:50 The Internet Is A Giant Tabloid</p> <p>16:41 Why Is Meditation On The Rise?</p> <p>19:00 Ayahuasca Experience</p> <p>33:21 How Did People Treat Justin Differently After Selling Company?</p> <p>35:15 Finding A Partner</p> <p>40:31 “Having Kids Rounds Out The Human Experience”</p> <p>46:00 Justin’s Experience With Source</p> <p>48:03 “I Am Calm”</p> <p>51:10 Affirmations</p> <p>53:02 Diet, Exercise, Sleep</p> <p>54:24 The Secrets To Happiness</p> <p>55:21 What Made Justin Upset?</p> <p>58:49 Spiritual Growth Leaders</p> <p>1:00:39 Home Vandalization</p> <p>1:06:31 Learnings From Paul Graham</p> <p>1:07:39 Internally Successful + Externally Successful</p> <p>1:09:01 How To Find Your Infinite Game</p> <p>1:13:33 What Is Justin Most Proud Of?</p> <p>1:15:43 Why Does Mentoring Feel So Good?</p> <p>1:16:37 Challenge</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Resources</strong></p> <ul> <li><em>The Untethered Soul</em> by Michael Singer – <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Living-Untethered-Beyond-Human-Predicament/dp/1648480934" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.amazon.com/Living-Untethered-Beyond-Human-Predicament/dp/1648480934</a></li> <li><em>The Surrender Experiment</em> by Michael Singer – <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Surrender-Experiment-Journey-Lifes-Perfection/dp/080414110X" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.amazon.com/Surrender-Experiment-Journey-Lifes-Perfection/dp/080414110X</a></li> <li>DeepMindfulness