The Quest Pod with Justin Kan

In this episode I get “Closer” with Alex Pall and Drew Taggart, known to the world as the DJ duo The Chainsmokers. I love the energy that Alex and Drew bring to everything they do, and this podcast was no exception. In a fun discussion, we talk about the early days of hacking Hype Machine to launch their careers, breaking out with Selfie, becoming Grammy winning musicians and DJs, the ups and downs of music and facing depression, and what they look for in founders they invest in. Join us in a first interview and open discussion the duo has had since announcing their social media hiatus this year. 🍎 iTunes: https://apple.co/3lU3fZs🎵 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3srzJwq🎧 Transcripts (soon): https://justin.quest/​​​​ 🌎 Everything Quest: https://listen.justin.quest/​​​

I sit down with Glen Moriarty, psychologist and the founder of 7 Cups of Tea. 7 Cups is a platform that provides online support and has helped over 50 million people. Since I first heard about 7 Cups years ago I loved their mission to connect volunteer listeners with anyone battling loneliness, depression or anxiety, anywhere in the world. Glen and I talked about wellness startups, getting funded by Y Combinator, the ups and downs of Glen's journey and the power of habits. 🍎 iTunes: https://apple.co/3lU3fZs🎵 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3srzJwq🎧 Transcripts (soon): https://justin.quest/​​​​ 🌎 Everything Quest: https://listen.justin.quest/​​​

Life as a champion isn't always as golden as it appears. In this episode I sat down with my friend Festus Ezeli, professional basketball player and 2015 NBA Champion with the Golden State Warriors. We discuss first learning to play basketball at the age of fifteen and how six years later he was in the NBA, the road to winning a championship, what it was like to get a serious injury and the path to acceptance, and the most important lesson learned from his mother. 🍎 iTunes: https://apple.co/3lU3fZs🎵 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3srzJwq🎧 Transcripts (soon): https://justin.quest/​​​​ 🌎 Everything Quest: https://listen.justin.quest/​​​ 

Jason Tan is the founder and CEO of Sift, a digital trust and safety startup that has raised over $100m to make the internet a safer place. We have spent a lot of time together during quarantine, and what I love most about Jason is that he always keeps an open mind and is one of the most curious people I know. In the episode, Jason opened up about battling depression while building a startup. We talk about his origin story, founding Sift, T groups and learning to talk about emotions, and the transformational power ayahuasca had for both of us. 🍎 iTunes: https://apple.co/3lU3fZs🎵 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3srzJwq🎧 Transcripts (soon): https://justin.quest/​​​​ 🌎 Everything Quest: https://listen.justin.quest/​​​

I sat down with my Justin.tv cofounder, Michael Seibel, to talk about how we turned our live reality show Justin.tv into the global platform that eventually became Twitch. Michael is currently the CEO of Y Combinator, the seed stage fund known as the first investor in Stripe, Dropbox, Instacart, Coinbase, Reddit, and thousands of other startups. Michael is one of my closest friends and an amazing mentor. In this episode we talk about his education at Yale, founding Justin.tv together, mentoring the Airbnb founders early on, how to get funded by Y Combinator, and so much more. 🍎 iTunes: https://apple.co/3lU3fZs🎵 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3srzJwq🎧 Transcripts (soon): https://justin.quest/​​​​ 🌎 Everything Quest: https://listen.justin.quest/​​​