That Will Never Work

#53: My Meeting with Jeff Bezos. Is Netflix for sale?

Jun 7, 2022

33:43

Highlights

AI Chapters

Episode notes

The Importance of Focus

02:08

The Pros and Cons of Unit Economics

02:53

I've Missed the Forest for the Trees

04:33

Introduction

2min

Getting to Know Amazon

3min

The Amazon Offices

2min

The Doors of the Seattle Pacific Medical Center

2min

Jeff Besos - A Star Trick Fan

3min

Using Flics to Jumpstart Amazon Video

2min

The Pros and Cons of Unit Economics

3min

The Importance of Focus

2min

Getting Funding for a Series B Series B Funding Round

3min

10.

The Numbers Aren't Adding Up.

3min

11.

I've Missed the Forest for the Trees

5min

12.

The Halcyon Days of Netflix

3min

In the summer of 1998, Reed and I flew up to Seattle to meet with Jeff Bezos to discuss nothing other than potentially selling Netflix to Amazon. It was a decision that would have serious implications. Listen to me tell the whole story in this free chapter from the audiobook of the international bestseller: That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea, now available in Paperback!

The paperback edition is out now in all good bookstores and online: www.amazon.com/That-Will-Never-Work-Netflix/dp/0316530182

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