I take a lot of vacation, and I’m open about it internally, just as you would expect, you often do your best thinking [when] you’re off hiking on some mountain or something and you get a different perspective…or you’re reading something that’s not connected to work.

Reed Hastings

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Most entrepreneurial ideas will sound crazy, stupid and uneconomic, and then they’ll turn out to be right.

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Companies rarely die from moving too fast, and they frequently di... by Reed Hastings

Companies rarely die from moving too fast, and they frequently die from moving too slowly.

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The best managers figure out how to get great outcomes by setting the appropriate context, rather than by trying to control their people.

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Do not tolerate brilliant jerks. The cost to teamwork is too high... by Reed Hastings

Do not tolerate brilliant jerks. The cost to teamwork is too high.

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Be brutally honest about the short term and optimistic and confid... by Reed Hastings

Be brutally honest about the short term and optimistic and confident about the long term.

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If the Starbucks secret is a smile when you get your latte... ours is that the Web site adapts to the individual's taste.

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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.

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I learned the value of focus. I learned it is better to do one product well than two products in a mediocre way.

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I got the idea for Netflix after my company was acquired. I had a big late fee for Apollo 13. It was six weeks late and I owed the video store $40. I had misplaced the cassette. It was all my fault.

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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 is?

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Taking smart risks can be very gratifying. by Reed Hastings

Taking smart risks can be very gratifying.

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Don't be afraid to change the model. by Reed Hastings

Don't be afraid to change the model.

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The Netflix brand for TV shows is really all about binge viewing. The ability to get hooked and watch episode after episode.

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Truly brilliant marketing happens when you take something most people think of as a weakness and reposition it so people think of it as a strength.

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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 "nice to have" market.

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Be big, fast and flexible. by Reed Hastings

Be big, fast and flexible.

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But as an entrepreneur you have to feel like you can jump out of an aeroplane because you're confident that you'll catch a bird flying by. It's an act of stupidity, and most entrepreneurs go splat because the bird doesn't come by, but a few times it does.

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Stone Age. Bronze Age. Iron Age. We define entire epics of humani... by Reed Hastings

Stone Age. Bronze Age. Iron Age. We define entire epics of humanity by the technology they use.

iron technology epic

Broadcast TV is like the landline of 20 years ago. by Reed Hastings

Broadcast TV is like the landline of 20 years ago.

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I think there will be 20 years of evolution from linear broadcast... by Reed Hastings

I think there will be 20 years of evolution from linear broadcast to internet television.

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