The original "lifecaster" Justin Kan has started five different companies including Justin.tv and Kiko. Today, however, he's fully invested in Silicon Valley startup Exec, which he founded with his brother in February 2012.
Exec is a dispatch platform for short part-time work, where you can find an on-demand personal assistant. The difference between Kan's company and others in this space is that everyone costs $25 per hour, no matter the task.
Kan has learned quite a few lessons from Justin.tv, Twitch.tv and Kiko, which he discusses in depth on this episode of the Valley Girl Show. For example, when Kan started Kiko, a calendar service, he was in college and didn't even use a calendar. Whereas with Exec, he's a customer.
So, what's the best $25 he has ever spent on the platform? Sending his girlfriend flowers after a fight.
Jesse Draper is creator and host of The Valley Girl Show, through which she's become a spokesperson for startups and helped pioneer the way of new media content distribution. Formerly a Nickelodeon star, Draper is now CEO of Valley Girl, where she oversees the show and runs technology blog Lalawag.com.
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