Just remember, big companies/platforms don't always have your interests at heart. Don't undervalue yourself, it's your act, your brand, your ability to reach out, yourself that got to this level. Always easy to forget until a stupid decision comes along.

If you're a small streamer, this is true Imagine This: Your viewer gets a notification that you went live, Clicks it, Then is disappointed to get hit with a 5 min (or longer) Starting Soon screen They'll leave. Large streamers can do long 'Starting Soon' scenes because their audience will actually sit through it (they've built a strong community over years) When you’re smaller, you don’t have that pull yet.. It's better to just get straight into the stream