Emmett Shear - The New Language of the Internet – [Founder’s Field Guide, EP.9]

<p>My guest today is Emmett Shear, founder and CEO of Twitch. Twitch is the world's leading live streaming platform for gamers, which was acquired by Amazon in 2014. We talk about how Twitch empowers streamers to monetize their audience, the necessity of picking a customer early in a business, and the lessons Emmett learned scaling Twitch from an online reality TV show to a global brand inside Amazon. We also discuss how Twitch has helped create a new language in the internet age with emotes, a topic I am fascinated by. I hope you enjoy this conversation with Emmett Shear.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>This episode is brought to you by </strong><a href= "https://startups.microsoft.com/en-us/"><strong>Microsoft for Startups</strong></a><strong>. Microsoft for Startups is a global program dedicated to helping “enterprise-ready” B2B startups successfully scale their companies. If you’re a founder running a B2B company targeting the enterprise, you should definitely check </strong><a href= "https://startups.microsoft.com/en-us/"><strong>them out.</strong></a><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>This episode is also brought to you by </strong><a href= "https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprotect-us.mimecast.com%2Fs%2FEeK8CVOywvIOKmGCycS7V%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cpatrick.oshaughnessy%40osam.com%7Caac73666db0f4d7a43f508d8880ee5b4%7Cfe1b49eab87f4c549d6f2368af11ee2c%7C0%7C0%7C637408944861480275%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=M87H4N64DDQsP8Gm7w9nRE6vkFTCSzDzp62rCQE98%2FY%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Solo Stove</strong></a><strong>. There's simply no better way to create good moments this holiday season than around a fire with a </strong><a href= "https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprotect-us.mimecast.com%2Fs%2FqcTqCW6zxPSlYZJhnMamF%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cpatrick.oshaughnessy%40osam.com%7Caac73666db0f4d7a43f508d8880ee5b4%7Cfe1b49eab87f4c549d6f2368af11ee2c%7C0%7C