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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.
Reed Hastings
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Reed Hastings
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: January 1
Chief Executive Officer
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Wilmot Reed Hastings
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