EP. 62 - I got answers from the CEO of Twitch (interview) [VIDEO]

Dan Clancy is the CEO of Twitch. He plays dodgeball with Ludwig, met streamers 1:1 while living in his van during a cross country roadtrip, and went viral singing Country Roads on Twitch. He cares about streamers. He’s also is trying to make Twitch profitable and making hard decisions around layoffs, exiting Korea, and streamer payout changes. Today- Dan shares his plan to save Twitch, why Twitch is so culturally important, and his personal story on *why* he started streaming. Recorded 12/29/2023 ---------------------------------------------- Learn more about Karat at https://www.trykarat.com Follow Karat at https://www.instagram.com/trykarat/ Follow Eric at https://www.instagram.com/erictway/ Follow Dan Clancy at https://www.twitch.tv/djclancy https://twitter.com/djclancy999 https://www.youtube.com/user/djclancy997 -------------- 0:00 - Intro 1:17 - Who is the coolest CEO in the world? 4:29 - Why Dan was REJECTED as CEO of Twitch 6:03 - Why Dan streams to such a small audience 7:37 - Susan Wojcicki doesn't watch Youtube 10:34 - Twitch's CEO lives in a van 11:53 - Does Dan want to be CEO? 15:40 - Do Twitch streamers even like the CEO? 16:25 - Will Twitch last the next 20 years 21:05 - Twitch's BIGGEST competitors 28:07 - Is Dan confident in the changes he has made? 31:33 - Why Dan stayed at NextDoor 36:32 - How Twitch keeps its creators happy 38:09 - Measuring trust at Twitch 40:44 - Metrics can be dangerous 43:22 - Improving Partner Plus 41:44 - Should Twitch 'gamify' the creator experience? 44:11 - Small creators are crucial to streaming 47:01 - The best way to grow on Twitch is.... 50:42 - Is Al taking over the world 52:58 - Why AI doomers are WRONG 56:09 - AI is not the worst thing going on in the world right now 57:04 - How Dan thinks and lives linearly 59:47 - Can AI be used as a tool to create? 1:03:08 - Producing an online stream or a television show 1:06:37 - Telling Nick Cannon to lower his production value 1:07:49 - Amazon would NEVER do this 1:10:22 - Why creators will continue to stream to a small audience 1:13:35 - Twitch CEO is a theater kid