A camera, a backpack, and a laptop with an antenna. That’s all 23-year-old Justin Kan needed to spark the streaming revolution. Kan strapped the camera above his ear and documented everything in his life.

This was the origins of justin.tv.

Four years—and one brief detour as a massive online piracy hub—later, Justin.tv spun out Twitch, the site that would revolutionize livestreaming, the gaming industry, and esports.

Here’s how Twitch's earliest history happened.

For a more in-depth look, check out our old feature on Twitch's origins from 2013(!): https://dotesports.com/culture/news/t...

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