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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.

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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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I'm an HBO subscriber, and I watch a bunch of great shows on HBO.
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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.
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The best managers figure out how to get great outcomes by setting the appropriate context, rather than by trying to control their people.
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The Netflix brand for TV shows is really all about binge viewing. The ability to get hooked and watch episode after episode.
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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.
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Our brand at Netflix is really focused on movies and TV shows.
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But as an entrepreneur you have to feel like you can jump out of an aeroplane because you're confident that you'll catch a bird flying by. It's an act of stupidity, and most entrepreneurs go splat because the bird doesn't come by, but a few times it does.
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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.
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Don’t get distracted by the shiny object [and if a crisis comes], execute on the fundamentals.
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Taking smart risks can be very gratifying.
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