# Justin Kan on Reddit (u/justinkan)

Part of Founders and CEOs on Reddit, researched with Autumn (https://www.autumn.ai) from public sources. Updated 2026-11-07. Interactive version: https://www.autumn.ai/resources/founders-on-reddit/justin-kan

Justin Kan: Co-founder of Justin.tv and Twitch.

- Reddit account: [u/justinkan](https://www.reddit.com/user/justinkan/) (AMA only)
- How we know it's theirs: [His 2021 r/IAmA AMA, posted from this account](https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/kr63rg/)
- Where they post, in the records we retrieved: r/IAmA (21), r/thequestpod (1), r/hiphopheads (1), r/wallstreetbets (1), r/ycombinator (1), r/startups (1)
- Known activity in the posts we found: 2021 to 2021
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Kan

## Moments

### u/JustinKan in r/IAmA, Jan 5, 2021 · Funny

Replying to a redditor:

> Is your name why is used to be called Justin.tv? And if so... why did the other partner not get some dibs on part of the name?

> They were not stupid enough to volunteer to wear the camera around 24/7.

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/kr63rg/i_am_justin_kan_cofounder_of_twitch_worlds/gi88el9/ · 144 points as of Nov 7, 2026

### u/JustinKan in r/IAmA, Jan 5, 2021 · Personal story

Replying to a redditor:

> Look at that hair. Of course he’s happy. He’s free.

> My happiness is directly correlated with hair length (and thus is at an all time high).
>
> I'd say that post-selling Twitch I wasn't super happy. I had been chasing after an extrinsic goal (becoming a successful founder) for so long and accomplishing it felt like kind of a let down, to be honest. I still was plagued with "what ifs" and desires to start an even bigger company.
>
> Then, several years ago, I sat in an ayahausca ceremony for the first time. Plant medicine revealed to me since I was a kid I had always felt disconnected from the people around me, and that all my life I had been chasing extrinsic goals (like becoming successful and making money) in order to get the approval of other people. I had always felt this deep need for approval, whether from friends and family, or just random people on the internet.
>
> Even though this wasn't a particularly pleasant self-realization, I also realized that in a way this behavior had served me (I had become successful because of it), and I could love myself for it. Lastly, I also realized just because I had lived this way for the first 30-something years of my life, I didn't have to continue like this.
>
> I started building a daily routine of self care that included daily meditation, exercise, quitting drinking, changing my diet, and gratitude journaling. I now try to only work on things I am intrinsically motivated to do: helping people around me, making content when I feel like making content, deepening my relationships with people. And I feel much, much happier than I've ever been.

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/kr63rg/i_am_justin_kan_cofounder_of_twitch_worlds/gi7w6j0/ · 551 points as of Nov 7, 2026

### u/JustinKan in r/IAmA, Jan 5, 2021 · Funny

Replying to a redditor:

> What is your technical background?

> I was a shitty self taught programmer.

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/kr63rg/i_am_justin_kan_cofounder_of_twitch_worlds/gi8244i/ · 1,205 points as of Nov 7, 2026