Summary
Marc Randolph: It will never work: the birth of Netflix and the incredible journey of an idea
Netflix currently has over 215 million users and 9,500 employees, so its success seems highly expected and even inevitable. However, from day one, this company had only two founders, a small team, and problems at every step. This is one of the most inspiring stories ever, the rise of Netflix to almost become a personalized shampoo and surfboard company.
Marc Randolph knew after a successful career in various companies that he wanted to be an entrepreneur, he knew that his notebook of 950 failed ideas was waiting for the right one, the one that would change the world.
His carpooler, Reed Hastings, coldly said "That will never work" to most ideas, all until one... The rest is history - a history that will lead you to persevere in your ideas, learn to recognize the ones worth fighting for, leadership lessons from one of the most successful founders, and how to build a healthy, stable company culture - whether it has 3 or 30,000 employees.
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