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Reed Hastings
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: January 1
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Wilmot Reed Hastings
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Companies rarely die from moving too fast, and they frequently die from moving too slowly.
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I'm an HBO subscriber, and I watch a bunch of great shows on HBO.
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I hate the photo shoots. I hate all that stuff.
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