Emmett Shear
Emmett Shear
Emmett Shearis an Internet entrepreneur and investor. He is the co-founder of live video platforms Justin.tv and TwitchTV. He's also a part-time partner at venture capital firm Y Combinator. Shear is also co-founder of Kiko Software, the first AJAX-based online calendar. Shear graduated from Yale University in 2005 with a degree in computer science...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
CountryUnited States of America
talking people silence
People don't like silence, so they'll keep talking to fill the void.
detectives should instant
The instant they say something you don't expect or already know, you should drop into detective mode.
interesting interviews most-interesting
The most interesting things you learn in an interviews come from the: 'interesting', 'tell me more'
play people magic
Recording interviews is like magic. a) It stops you from taking notes in the middle and b) you can play that recording for people.
xbox numbers fit
Given the huge number Xbox owners and how many of them love gaming spectatorship, its a natural fit to bring the Twitch experience to the 360.
mistake thinking talking
The other mistake I think people make is talking to who's available rather than talking to who they need to talk to.
years june expectations
Twitch launched in June of 2011, and our growth ever since has exceeded even my expectations, which were not small. A year and a half later, the community of broadcasters and viewers has multiplied hundreds of percent.
thinking judgement wish
I wish I could tell you the recipe for figuring out who the target user is for your product and who your users should be, but... there isn't a recipe. It comes down to think really hard and use your judgement to figure out who you're really building this for.
goal laptops gamer
A goal of Twitch is to be wherever gamers are, whether its on laptops and handheld devices or integrated into gaming consoles and software.
data easy ifs
If you just talk to who's easy to talk to, you're not really getting the best data.
block people important
This is true for most new products. The majority of people you're competing with are non-users. They are people who have never used your service before. And what they say is actually the most important. What they say is the thing that blocks you from expanding the size of your market with your features.
pay commit fronts
It's one of the most validating things you can do for a product is go out there and get them to commit to pay you up front.
want
You want to learn about what's already in their heads. You want to avoid putting things there.
class people lucky
Most startups are not just built for the person who is using them. When you do that, every now and then you get really lucky and... are representative of some huge class of people who all want the same thing you do... but very often that just turns into a side project that doesn't go anywhere.