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Reed Hastings on Building a Streaming Empire | Blitzscaling 16

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Mar 2, 2016
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Reed Hastings
Reed Hastings, Co-Founder and CEO of Netflix, discusses the importance of building a strong culture, making the right hires, and scaling businesses. He shares insights into Netflix's history, unique strategy for movie recommendations, and the evolution of internal management. The podcast also explores the metaphor of companies as professional sports teams.
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 3min
2
Establishing a Strong Culture to Scale a Company
02:40 • 15min
3
Lessons Learned from Netflix's History
17:52 • 14min
4
The Importance of Making the Right Hires
31:51 • 5min
5
Hiring Practices and the Role of Intuition
36:28 • 1min
6
Netflix's Unique Strategy for Movie Recommendations
37:58 • 20min
7
Scaling and Blitz Scaling in Businesses
58:09 • 10min
8
Evolution of Internal Management and Regulatory Risks
01:08:24 • 4min
9
Companies as Professional Sports Teams
01:11:56 • 9min