Kevin Lin is a Taiwanese-American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and co-founder of Twitch.tv — the live-streaming platform acquired by Amazon for ~$970 million in 2014. Serving as COO for 12.5 years, he helped grow Twitch to 90%+ market share, $1.5B annual revenue, and 2,000+ employees. After departing in 2020, he co-founded Metatheory (a Web3 gaming company backed by a16z), launched Lifelike Capital (an early-stage VC fund), and co-created the Ikigai Launchpad accelerator in Taipei — all while staying deeply rooted in his Taiwanese heritage and AAPI community through Gold House.
Ana Visneski is a crisis communications expert, founder of Merewif LLC, former Coast Guard officer, and senior AWS leader who pioneered social media programs in the U.S. military, led disaster response during COVID-19 and major hurricanes, advised Wizards of the Coast through the 2023 OGL crisis, and now runs a boutique firm helping tech and gaming companies navigate chaos. She holds two simultaneous UW master's degrees, published a book called 'F*ck It, Watch This,' teaches crisis communications at the University of Washington, and describes herself as someone who says 'That looks impossible, I want to try it.'