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Netflix cofounder Marc Randolph says successful entrepreneurs all share 3 key traits, including knowing exactly when to leave a business behind
Netflix cofounder and serial entrepreneur Marc Randolph said successful founders think less, act mo…
Stephen Jones
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Netflix was born after the founder rejected ideas to sell custom built surfboards and shampoos
This idea to start a DVD rental service-- which eventually became a streaming service-- came aft…
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Former MoviePass CEO Mitch Lowe looks back on the mistakes that led to the startup's collapse
Mitch Lowe gives Insider his first interview since the company folded in 2019. MoviePass was recent…
Jason Guerrasio
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Netflix names content chief Ted Sarandos as co-CEO with Reed Hastings
Ted Sarandos, Netflix's content chief, has been named co-CEO with Reed Hastings and elected to the …
Travis Clark
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These are the women 30 and under top founders, CEOs, and executives say are on the rise
Only 6.6% of the current Fortune 500 CEOs are not men, and yet research suggests time and again tha…
Robin Madell
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Netflix's first CEO details the ruthless decision-making and 'relentless focus' that could help the company win the future of TV
"They're always willing to focus on the thing the future requires at the expense of the past," Rand…
Ashley Rodriguez
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Netflix's first CEO says its recommendations have always been based partly on your taste and partly on what Netflix needs you to watch
Netflix has more than 2,000 taste communities that it uses to make recommendations based on what in…
Ashley Rodriguez
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Billionaire Jeff Bezos still uses a homemade scrappy door desk from the early days of launching Amazon
Jeff Bezos' partner Lauren Sanchez posted a picture on Instagram of the billionaire working from th…
Sawdah Bhaimiya
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Netflix cofounder Reed Hastings just gave stock worth $1.1 billion to a Silicon Valley charity
The Netflix cofounder gave about 40% of his stake to the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, which…
Polly Thompson
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Netflix's co-founder says Blockbuster execs tried not to laugh when they pitched a $50 million partnership — it's now worth $149 billion
Netflix co-founder Marc Randolph said that when Netflix almost went bankrupt after the dot-com cras…
Sawdah Bhaimiya
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You won't recognize Netflix's very first logo from 25 years ago — take a look
Netflix's logo has changed just a few times in its 25-year history, and the first one looked nothin…
Travis Clark
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Amazon almost bought Netflix in 1998- and it inspired Netflix to drop the only profitable part of its business model
In Randolph's new book, "That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea…
Juliana Kaplan
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Reed Hastings to speak at the Business Insider Global Trends Festival
The BI Global Trends Festival takes place October 19-23 on four virtual stages. Join us for a week …
Business Insider
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Jeff Bezos and his early Amazon employees used desks made out of recycled doors, and the reason behind it helps explain why Amazon became so successful
That focus on customers over all else has been the driving force of Amazon's approach to a variety …
Ben Gilbert
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Netflix's cofounder describes the company's 'unbelievably ridiculous' early pitches and why they worked
When pitching Netflix, Randolph and cofounder Reed Hastings, who hit on the idea of mailing DVDs du…
Ashley Rodriguez
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SUCCESS INSIDER: The first steps for launching a business, a platform for freelance creatives, and female founders to watch
To compile this list of rising business stars at or under the age of 30, we received 70 submissions…
Business Insider
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The Reddit employee whose dismissal led to massive protests has finally spoken out
One of Taylor's responsibilities as a staff member had been to help facilitate "AMAs" ("Ask Me Anyt…
Rob Price
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Why I quit my first 'real' job at 22 after only 2 months
I would not be at the start of this exciting beginning has I not said "no" and quit. It's an intere…