Pokimane (Imane Anys)
Co-founder, OfflineTV. On 1 show, 1 appearance. The Shows tab opens the full record on each.
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Imane Anys, known as Pokimane, is a Moroccan-Canadian digital creator recognized as the most-followed female streamer on Twitch. Beyond streaming, she co-founded the creator collective OfflineTV, co-founded the esports and talent management agency RTS, and launched Myna Snacks.
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1appearances
11statements
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1supported
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Everything Pokimane (Imane Anys) said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.
Pokimane: Creators must build credibility with smaller brands before landing major sponsors
“I knew I wanted to work with larger companies, but in order to do that, I kind of had to almost, like, build credibility by working with similar brands that maybe aren't as big, even if those sponsorships were perhaps a bit more difficult, or I wasn't as inter…”
Pokimane says online harassers act out in extremes to seek attention
“A lot of these people really just want your attention. They don't know how else to get it. They don't know how to get it in a positive manner, and so they will go the complete extreme opposite route”
Pokimane: Content creators must diversify across platforms like income streams
“Also diversifying in the same way that you would want to diversify your streams of income. As a content creator, you have to do the same with your online platforms.”
Pokimane earned $2,000 monthly for early Twitch stream logo sponsorships
“Around that time, sponsors and companies started entering the space and they started sponsoring streamers like me. So for example, They would just say, okay, for 2000 dollars a month, you just need to put our company logo and branding on your stream. You need …”
Pokimane: Streamers must avoid dead air like radio hosts
“You can take breaks, but
You don't really want to take too many breaks, because one of the most important things about live streaming, in the same way that when you have a radio host, the saying, like, you want no dead air, so you don't want any moments where …”
Pokimane adopts an 'F yes or no' rule for brand sponsorships
“Luckily, I've kind of put in the work. I have a name and brand of my own, and so I can be really, really picky and choosy. So I guess the saying I have now is, if it's not an F yes, then it's a no. So I kind of just try to work with the companies that I'm real…”
Pokimane says pre-setting boundaries defuses invasive audience interactions
“If you reflect on these things prior and just kind of tell yourself that it's okay to say, I don't want to talk about these topics, I don't want to talk about this, and I hope you respect that, everything kind of just deflates. And things that feel like a mass…”
Pokimane attributes early Twitch growth to networking and niche Facebook groups
“For me personally, I think it was a lot of networking. Some of my viewers would mention my stream to other streamers, and then I'd make friends that way. So it had quite a bit to do with the networking, and a lot to do with just organic growth, and a bit to do…”
Pokimane prefers home-based streaming over traditional mainstream entertainment careers
“So when I think about it, I would much rather stay at home and have full creative control of everything I do and put out the content that I like.”
Pokimane aims to uplift women, POC, and LGBTQ+ creators in gaming
“Now that I recognize my position within the gaming industry, sometimes I do feel a pressure that is a bit difficult, which is to kind of Represent a lot of women in gaming, and also I absolutely want to uplift more women people of color, LGBTQ, just, I just wa…”
One line per show, most statements first. The link opens Pokimane's full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.
| Show | Role there | Eps | Statements | Record | |
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 HOW I BUILT THISLEDGER | Co-founder, OfflineTV | 1 | 11 | 100% 1/1 | full record on How I Built This → |