Occupation: Entrepreneur Birth: October 8, 1960
At Netflix, we think you have to build a sense of responsibility where people care about the enterprise. Hard work, like long hours at the office, do….
It is clear that for many of our members two websites would make things more difficult, so we are going to keep Netflix as one place to go for stream….
The Netflix brand for TV shows is really all about binge viewing. The ability to get hooked and watch episode after episode..
In fact, technology has been the story of human progress from as long back as we know. In 100 years people will look back on now and say, 'That was t….
When there's an ache, you want to be like aspirin, not vitamins. Aspirin solves a very particular problem someone has, whereas vitamins are a general….
Don't be afraid to change the model..
Comparing Apple to Netflix is like comparing apples to oranges, especially if the oranges made so many mistakes that people stopped eating oranges an….
When we think about online learning, it's such 'early days.' Bill Gates is a wildly smart insightful guy. Yet, even a guy as smart and insightful as ….
Interactivity and a better experience aren't always the same thing..
Human entertainment will have moved on to something new. Then the ultimate challenge for us is, can we figure out what that new form of entertainment….
If the Starbucks secret is a smile when you get your latte... ours is that the Web site adapts to the individual's taste..
I learned the value of focus. I learned it is better to do one product well than two products in a mediocre way..
Do not tolerate brilliant jerks. The cost to teamwork is too high..
Taking smart risks can be very gratifying..
Something will eventually replace the Internet. But it's hard to know what and when it will happen..
Tomorrow when you come to work, if it doesn't make the customer happy, move the business forward, and save us money - don't do it..
The best managers figure out how to get great outcomes by setting the appropriate context, rather than by trying to control their people..
Be brutally honest about the short term and optimistic and confident about the long term..
I watch mostly independent films..
I'm an HBO subscriber, and I watch a bunch of great shows on HBO..
If you look at cable networks, they almost always start licensing content wherever they can, so they can build a subscriber base. But then they start….