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How Much Did James Beshara Say Twitch Was Worth?
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On Below the Line, James Beshara says Justin Kan helped turn Justin.tv into Twitch, which Amazon bought for about $1 billion. He also says a 2016 Bloomberg report rumored Twitch was worth about $20 to $25 billion. Kan, a former partner at Y Combinator, is the guest. Beshara introduces him as a founder of Twitch, Socialcam, and Atrium, with more than a billion dollars in exits across those companies. The valuation he cites is the rumor, not a figure Kan states on the show. The conversation then moves to why a number that large still does not set a person's happiness.
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