Quote

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

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.
Focus
Values
Two
Better
Mediocre
Wells
Product
Well
Products
Way
Value
Learned

More quotes by Reed Hastings

Image
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 the Internet Age.' And computers will be seen as a mere ingredient to the Internet Age.
Reed Hastings
Image
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.
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
I think there will be 20 years of evolution from linear broadcast to internet television.
Reed Hastings
Image
The Netflix brand for TV shows is really all about binge viewing. The ability to get hooked and watch episode after episode.
Reed Hastings
Image
The Costa Rican government is prioritizing laying fiber optic over paving roads. Costa Rica is trying to become one of the Internet societies. This is happening throughout the world.
Reed Hastings
Image
Our brand at Netflix is really focused on movies and TV shows.
Reed Hastings
Image
Interactivity and a better experience aren't always the same thing.
Reed Hastings
Image
The best managers figure out how to get great outcomes by setting the appropriate context, rather than by trying to control their people.
Reed Hastings
Image
I hate the photo shoots. I hate all that stuff.
Reed Hastings
Image
Something will eventually replace the Internet. But it's hard to know what and when it will happen.
Reed Hastings
Image
I don't know of any Internet service that opens on a regional basis.
Reed Hastings
Image
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 doing their own content it's a pretty well-trodden path.
Reed Hastings
Image
Be big, fast and flexible.
Reed Hastings
Image
If the Starbucks secret is a smile when you get your latte... ours is that the Web site adapts to the individual's taste.
Reed Hastings
Image
Do not tolerate brilliant jerks. The cost to teamwork is too high.
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
On the Internet you get continuous innovation, so every year the streams are a little better.
Reed Hastings
Image
Comparing Apple to Netflix is like comparing apples to oranges, especially if the oranges made so many mistakes that people stopped eating oranges and just went back to Blockbuster.
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