Justin Kan Sold Twitch for $970 Million — but He Still Felt Miserable
Here’s what he did wrong so that you can avoid a similar fate.
Ever dream of becoming a multi-millionaire and reaching financial freedom in your early thirties?
You’re not alone.
We live in a world where we value achievements and monetary status above everything. From a young age, we believe that if we reach a certain financial threshold or create a thriving business, we’ll finally be happy. In the Western world, we often equate success with happiness.
But this is a fatal mistake — one Justin Kan, one of Twitch’s founders, learned the hard way.
“When I was 31,” he says in a recent YouTube video, “we sold Twitch for a billion dollars. I achieved everything I ever dreamed of. When I was 35, I realized I was just as unhappy as I’d ever been.”
Here’s what he did wrong so that you can avoid a similar fate.
Justin Kan’s “Success Story”
Founded in 2011, Twitch is a streaming platform for video games, music, talk shows, and other categories. It is a place where people can earn money by offering their skills as entertainment.
