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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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Reed Hastings
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: January 1
Chief Executive Officer
Entrepreneur
NZ
Wilmot Reed Hastings
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Individual
Latte
Lattes
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Smile
Taste
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