Justin Kan is an internet pioneer best known as co-founder and former CEO of Justin.tv, the live streaming platform that evolved into Twitch, which Amazon acquired for nearly $1 billion in 2014. He has remained active in tech investing and entrepreneurship, bringing practical insights from scaling startups to his approach to personal development and leadership.
10 Books Recommended by Justin Kan
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Siddhartha
17 people recommendedOne of two books Iβve lived my life by since I read 20 years ago!
Also recommended by: Osho, Naval Ravikant, Bryan Johnson, David Blaine, Emma Watson, Fred Wilson, Harry Styles, Jack Edwards, James Clear, Lex Fridman, Navdeep Chandel, Neil Strauss, Patrick Oshaughnessy, Phil Jackson, Tim Ferriss, Wim Hof
High Output Management
13 people recommendedJustin Kan recommended this book on Twitter.
Also recommended by: Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Ellison, Brian Armstrong, Brian Chesky, Drew Houston, John Doerr, Marc Andreessen, Ron Conway, Tobi Lutke, Ben Horowitz, Keith Rabois, Sahil Lavingia
Atomic Habits
12 people recommendedI learned how to hack habits with help from [this book].
Also recommended by: Ankur Warikoo, Vinod Khosla, Ben Greenfield, Biz Stone, Ali Abdaal, Anthony Pompliano, Blake Randall, Jodie Cook, Tim Urban, Rohan Bhargava, Derek Sivers
Changed my life!
Also recommended by: Jack Dorsey, Ron Conway, Sam Altman, Vinod Khosla, Keith Rabois, Noah Kagan, Ryan Holiday
My favorite book of 2018.
My favorite book of 2018.
My favorite book of 2018.
Also recommended by: Marc Andreessen, Anthony Pompliano, Austen Allred, Jodie Cook, Joe Rogan, Tom Bilyeu
The Power of Now
7 people recommendedrecommended 3xChanged my life!
Changed my life!
Changed my life!
Also recommended by: Naval Ravikant, Carlos Santana, Jen Sincero, Kristen Ulmer, Matt Ogus, Pete Holmes
The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership
4 people recommendedrecommended 2xChanged my life!
Changed my life!
Also recommended by: Brian Armstrong, Dustin Moskovitz, Tony Robbins
Leadership and Self-Deception
3 people recommendedrecommended 3xChanged my life!
Changed my life!
Changed my life!
Also recommended by: Dustin Moskovitz, Stewart Butterfield
Playing to Win
2 people recommendedrecommended 2xChanged my life!
Changed my life!
Also recommended by: Ramit Sethi
Dare to Lead
recommended 3xAs a CEO and as a founder, vulnerability is often mistaken for weakness. This book changed my mind.
As a CEO and as a founder, vulnerability is often mistaken for weakness. This book changed my mind.
As a CEO and as a founder, vulnerability is often mistaken for weakness. This book changed my mind.