Quote

I hate the photo shoots. I hate all that stuff.

Reed Hastings

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Reed Hastings
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: January 1
Chief Executive Officer
Entrepreneur
NZ
Wilmot Reed Hastings
Jr.
Shoots
Photo
Hate
Stuff

More quotes by Reed Hastings

Image
Do not tolerate brilliant jerks. The cost to teamwork is too high.
Reed Hastings
Image
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.
Reed Hastings
Image
Not every show has to work equally well. It just has to work better than any competitor because then we can outbid for the content.
Reed Hastings
Image
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?
Reed Hastings
Image
Taking smart risks can be very gratifying.
Reed Hastings
Image
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 streaming and DVDs.
Reed Hastings
Image
About half my work in education is U.S. political reform around school districts and charter schools, and creating more room for entrepreneurial organizations to develop. And about half on technology, which I look at as a global platform.
Reed Hastings
Image
Our brand at Netflix is really focused on movies and TV shows.
Reed Hastings
Image
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.
Reed Hastings
Image
Interactivity and a better experience aren't always the same thing.
Reed Hastings
Image
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
Image
I watch mostly independent films.
Reed Hastings
Image
Something will eventually replace the Internet. But it's hard to know what and when it will happen.
Reed Hastings
Image
Be big, fast and flexible.
Reed Hastings
Image
In the long term, you have to believe that movies and TV shows will be like the opera and the novel, pretty nichey businesses.
Reed Hastings
Image
I'm an HBO subscriber, and I watch a bunch of great shows on HBO.
Reed Hastings
Image
When you grow up, as I have, in the shadow of Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and others, success is defined as the total global transformation of a market. To achieve that, you need low prices and an attractive offering. It's about trying to make a positive impact on a big scale.
Reed Hastings
Image
Don’t get distracted by the shiny object [and if a crisis comes], execute on the fundamentals.
Reed Hastings
Image
Companies rarely die from moving too fast, and they frequently die from moving too slowly.
Reed Hastings
Image
On the Internet you get continuous innovation, so every year the streams are a little better.
Reed Hastings