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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.
Reed Hastings
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Reed Hastings
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: January 1
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Wilmot Reed Hastings
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I hate the photo shoots. I hate all that stuff.
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Do not tolerate brilliant jerks. The cost to teamwork is too high.
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I founded Netflix. I've built it steadily over 12 years now, first with DVD becoming profitable in 2002, a head-to-head ferocious battle with Blockbuster and evolving the company toward streaming.
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