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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.
Reed Hastings
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Reed Hastings
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: January 1
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Wilmot Reed Hastings
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