The former Directory of Strategic Partnerships and Innovation at Twitch discusses the timelines of innovation at Twitch and Amazon, highlighting how Amazon has continued to innovate even after acquiring Twitch.
Twitch and Netflix both faced rising content costs as their platforms grew, but Netflix's solution of creating original content helped them control costs and drive viewership.
This transcript discusses the idea for an all-hands software solution that could be used by companies to make company-wide announcements and pivots. The speaker suggests that a well-made platform could be worth $25-50,000 per year from companies such as Twitch.
Enron was named America's most innovative company for six years in a row, but their many investments and schemes did not always pan out financially, despite being ahead of their time in certain ventures such as broadband and video on demand in the early 2000s.
Twitch paid Jim, the creator of OBS, several thousand dollars a month to maintain the software, rather than utilizing a team of engineers to rebuild it. Despite his unassuming appearance, Jim's contributions to open source software are impressive.