The Quest Pod with Justin Kan

It's finally coming to an end... 2020 has been a crazy year. Going through lockdowns has been stressful, though I spent a lot more time with family and friends I hadn't connected with for a while. I'…

As we head into Season 2 of The Quest in 2021, I want to take you all back to the beginning. I started The Quest to share the stories of those who have found happiness and deeper meaning beyond succe…

Amitt Mahajan is the co-creator of Farmville, the single most popular Facebook game that brought in $1B+ in total player purchases. He is also a close friend who introduced me to daily gratitute jour…

By popular request: I speak to my brother, Dan Kan about what it was like growing up in the Kan household. Dan is the co-founder of Cruise, a self-driving car company that sold to General Motors for …

Matt Gamache-Asselin is one of the scrappiest entrepreneurs I’ve ever met. Five years ago, he was a junior engineer at Facebook, dreaming about startups. Today, he’s the founder of Alto, a digital ph…

Janusz Welin is a meditation teacher and the cofounder of Deep Mindfulness Collective. He’s also my meditation teacher, and helped me transform my own life through meditation. Janusz and I talk about…

I sat down today with my friend Scott Phoenix, founder and CEO of AI startup Vicarious. Vicarious is dedicated to creating Artificial General Intelligence and ushering forth a new golden age of robot…

Steve Huffman is the founder and CEO of Reddit. I’ve watched his whole journey since we both started as entrepreneurs in 2005: from founding Reddit, getting acquired by Conde Nast, leaving the compan…

Arlan Hamilton, the founder of Backstage Capital, a VC firm focused on backing underrepresented minority founders, and one of the most determined people I’ve ever met.

Five years ago, knowing nothing…

A tale of two industries. In this episode we talk to Ranidu Lankage, my cofounder of Whale (among other ventures) and Sri Lankan Pop Artist/DJ. 

In our conversation, Ranidu shared what it was like to…

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 w…

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…

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.

W…

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…

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 CE…