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That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea Marc Randolph What emerges, though, isn't just the inside #story of one of the world's most iconic companies. Full of counter-intuitive concepts and written in binge-worthy prose, it answers some of our most fundamental questions about taking that leap of #faith in business or in life: How do you begin? How do you weather disappointment and failure? How do you deal with success? What even is success? No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention Reed Hastings, Erin Meyer. There has never before been a #company like Netflix. It has led nothing short of a #revolution in the entertainment industries, generating billions of dollars in annual revenue while capturing the imaginations of hundreds of millions of people in over 190 countries. Pattern Breakers Why Some Start-Ups Change the Future Mike Maples, Jr, Peter Ziebelman. Based on extensive #research and real-world examples, this book upends accepted wisdom about how to achieve success when launching a #startup or creating a new product. Ai Book Club https://lnkd.in/eQcR-N6a

Just watched Upstarts (2019) on Netflix—a bit late to the party, but so glad I finally did! 🎬 This comedy-drama by Udai Pawar is such a great watch for anyone interested in startups or entrepreneurship. It takes you on an emotional journey, starting from that first spark of an idea (born out of a real-life experience) to the rollercoaster of building a business from scratch. From the dynamics between founders to the realities of pitching to investors and dealing with economic downturns, Upstarts captures the entire startup experience. It nails everything—the trust, the struggles, and the harsh realities around investments, growth, and valuations. It’s like a masterclass on startup life wrapped in an entertaining storyline! For anyone looking to understand what it really takes to build a business, I’d rate this a solid 10/10. Highly recommended for all founders, aspiring entrepreneurs, or anyone just curious about the startup world! Catch it on Netflix here: https://lnkd.in/eKZSUfUm 

𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗼𝘅 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 - 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗯𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿'𝘀 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹 💡 Hey everyone! I was scrolling through YouTube today and found this video that really hit home for me. It's about how Blockbuster, the big movie rental company back in the day, totally missed the boat on online streaming and ended up going bankrupt. 🤯 The video features insights from Reed Hastings himself, reflecting on how Netflix's near-death experience with Blockbuster actually shaped them into the company they are today. The video talks about how Blockbuster was so focused on making money in the short term that they didn't see the huge potential of online streaming. It's a classic example of the "Innovation Paradox" – when companies are so busy protecting their current business that they miss out on the next big thing. 😕 This video reminded me of my recent Founders Stories post on the Innovation Tightrope, where I talk about the challenges of balancing new ideas with making sure your business stays afloat. If you want to learn how to avoid making the same mistakes as Blockbuster, check it out! https://lnkd.in/d-nGYQcT Link to the article on Innovation Paradox in the comments 👇 #innovation #startups #disruption #leadership #entrepreneurship

There is enough content now that it last multiple lifetimes. Reed Hastings once aptly said that Netflix's competition is with #sleep. Founders - know your #competition well. ##strategy #hyperscale #scaleups #bizgrowth #foundersadvice #bizmodel #innovation #fintech #insurtech #digitaltransformation #productmanagement #TMinsights

📕 That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix by the first CEO and co-founder Marc Randolph Author: Marc Randolph Category: Sports & Entertainment Industry    In the tradition of Phil Knight's Shoe Dog comes the incredible untold story of how Netflix went from concept to company - all revealed by co-founder and first CEO Marc Randolph.   Once upon a time, brick-and-mortar video stores were king.   Late fees were ubiquitous, video-streaming unheard of, and widespread DVD adoption seemed about as imminent as flying cars.   These were the widely accepted laws of the land in 1997 when Marc Randolph had an idea.   It was a simple thought - leveraging the internet to rent movies - and was just one of many more proposals, like personalised baseball bats and a shampoo delivery service, that Randolph would pitch to his business partner, Reed Hastings, on their commute to work each morning.   But Hastings was intrigued, and the pair - with Hastings as the primary investor and Randolph as the CEO - founded a company.   Now with over 150 million subscribers, Netflix's triumph feels inevitable but the twenty-first century's most disruptive start-up began with few believers and calamity at every turn.   From having to pitch his own mother on being an early investor, to the motel conference room that served as a first office, to server crashes on launch day, to the now-infamous meeting when they pitched Blockbuster to acquire them, Marc Randolph's transformational journey exemplifies how anyone with grit, gut instincts and determination can change the world - even with an idea that many think will never work.   What emerges, however, isn't just the inside story of one of the world's most iconic companies.   Full of counter-intuitive concepts and written in binge-worthy prose, it answers our most fundamental questions about taking that leap of faith in business or in life:   How do you begin❓ How do you weather disappointment and failure❓ How do you deal with success❓ What even is success❓   From idea generation to team building to knowing when it's time to let go, That Will Never Work is not only the ultimate follow-your-dreams parable but also one of the most dramatic and insightful entrepreneurial stories of our time.     📚📔📕📙📓📒📗📘 Lance Scoular 🔹️ The Savvy Navigator 🧭🌐 #amazoninfluencer #book #ad #amazonbooks #fromtheauthorsmouth #netflix @entrepreneur #video #movies #leapoffaith #success   https://lnkd.in/gsDufv95

📕 That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix by the first CEO and co-founder Marc Randolph Author: Marc Randolph Category: Sports & Entertainment Industry    In the tradition of Phil Knight's Shoe Dog comes the incredible untold story of how Netflix went from concept to company - all revealed by co-founder and first CEO Marc Randolph.   Once upon a time, brick-and-mortar video stores were king.   Late fees were ubiquitous, video-streaming unheard of, and widespread DVD adoption seemed about as imminent as flying cars.   These were the widely accepted laws of the land in 1997 when Marc Randolph had an idea.   It was a simple thought - leveraging the internet to rent movies - and was just one of many more proposals, like personalised baseball bats and a shampoo delivery service, that Randolph would pitch to his business partner, Reed Hastings, on their commute to work each morning.   But Hastings was intrigued, and the pair - with Hastings as the primary investor and Randolph as the CEO - founded a company.   Now with over 150 million subscribers, Netflix's triumph feels inevitable but the twenty-first century's most disruptive start-up began with few believers and calamity at every turn.   From having to pitch his own mother on being an early investor, to the motel conference room that served as a first office, to server crashes on launch day, to the now-infamous meeting when they pitched Blockbuster to acquire them, Marc Randolph's transformational journey exemplifies how anyone with grit, gut instincts and determination can change the world - even with an idea that many think will never work.   What emerges, however, isn't just the inside story of one of the world's most iconic companies.   Full of counter-intuitive concepts and written in binge-worthy prose, it answers our most fundamental questions about taking that leap of faith in business or in life:   How do you begin❓ How do you weather disappointment and failure❓ How do you deal with success❓ What even is success❓   From idea generation to team building to knowing when it's time to let go, That Will Never Work is not only the ultimate follow-your-dreams parable but also one of the most dramatic and insightful entrepreneurial stories of our time.     📚📔📕📙📓📒📗📘 Lance Scoular 🔹️ The Savvy Navigator 🧭🌐 #amazoninfluencer #book #ad #amazonbooks #fromtheauthorsmouth #netflix @entrepreneur #video #movies #leapoffaith #success   https://lnkd.in/gsDufv95

𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 - Ray Dalio 𝐀 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥-𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲!! In the early 2000s, Netflix was a struggling DVD rental business. Competing against the giant Blockbuster, they were on the brink of failure. In 2000, Netflix's founders, Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph, proposed a partnership to Blockbuster, offering to sell the company for $50 million. Blockbuster's CEO laughed them out of the room. That rejection could have been the end. But instead, it was a turning point. Undeterred by failure, Netflix pivoted. They embraced the emerging trend of online streaming, a risky and unproven business model at the time. The company faced countless technical challenges, licensing issues, and financial hurdles. They experimented, failed, learned, and adapted. Today, Netflix is a global entertainment powerhouse with over 200 million subscribers, while Blockbuster is a relic of the past, a single remaining store serving as a nostalgic reminder of a bygone era. The story of Netflix is a testament to the idea that failure is not a dead end but a stepping stone. Embracing failure, learning from it, and persisting through challenges are essential components of long-term success. 𝐒𝐨, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤, 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫: 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲. 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲. #BusinessLessons #Resilience #FailureToSuccess #Entrepreneurship #Leadership #pragvintellifin

📕 That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix by the first CEO and co-founder Marc Randolph Author: Marc Randolph Category: Sports & Entertainment Industry    In the tradition of Phil Knight's Shoe Dog comes the incredible untold story of how Netflix went from concept to company - all revealed by co-founder and first CEO Marc Randolph.   Once upon a time, brick-and-mortar video stores were king.   Late fees were ubiquitous, video-streaming unheard of, and widespread DVD adoption seemed about as imminent as flying cars.   These were the widely accepted laws of the land in 1997 when Marc Randolph had an idea.   It was a simple thought - leveraging the internet to rent movies - and was just one of many more proposals, like personalised baseball bats and a shampoo delivery service, that Randolph would pitch to his business partner, Reed Hastings, on their commute to work each morning.   But Hastings was intrigued, and the pair - with Hastings as the primary investor and Randolph as the CEO - founded a company.   Now with over 150 million subscribers, Netflix's triumph feels inevitable but the twenty-first century's most disruptive start-up began with few believers and calamity at every turn.   From having to pitch his own mother on being an early investor, to the motel conference room that served as a first office, to server crashes on launch day, to the now-infamous meeting when they pitched Blockbuster to acquire them, Marc Randolph's transformational journey exemplifies how anyone with grit, gut instincts and determination can change the world - even with an idea that many think will never work.   What emerges, however, isn't just the inside story of one of the world's most iconic companies.   Full of counter-intuitive concepts and written in binge-worthy prose, it answers our most fundamental questions about taking that leap of faith in business or in life:   How do you begin❓ How do you weather disappointment and failure❓ How do you deal with success❓ What even is success❓   From idea generation to team building to knowing when it's time to let go, That Will Never Work is not only the ultimate follow-your-dreams parable but also one of the most dramatic and insightful entrepreneurial stories of our time.     📚📔📕📙📓📒📗📘 Lance Scoular 🔹️ The Savvy Navigator 🧭🌐 #amazoninfluencer #book #ad #amazonbooks #fromtheauthorsmouth #netflix @entrepreneur #video #movies #leapoffaith #success   https://lnkd.in/gsDufv95

📕 That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix by the first CEO and co-founder Marc Randolph Author: Marc Randolph Category: Sports & Entertainment Industry    In the tradition of Phil Knight's Shoe Dog comes the incredible untold story of how Netflix went from concept to company - all revealed by co-founder and first CEO Marc Randolph.   Once upon a time, brick-and-mortar video stores were king.   Late fees were ubiquitous, video-streaming unheard of, and widespread DVD adoption seemed about as imminent as flying cars.   These were the widely accepted laws of the land in 1997 when Marc Randolph had an idea.   It was a simple thought - leveraging the internet to rent movies - and was just one of many more proposals, like personalised baseball bats and a shampoo delivery service, that Randolph would pitch to his business partner, Reed Hastings, on their commute to work each morning.   But Hastings was intrigued, and the pair - with Hastings as the primary investor and Randolph as the CEO - founded a company.   Now with over 150 million subscribers, Netflix's triumph feels inevitable but the twenty-first century's most disruptive start-up began with few believers and calamity at every turn.   From having to pitch his own mother on being an early investor, to the motel conference room that served as a first office, to server crashes on launch day, to the now-infamous meeting when they pitched Blockbuster to acquire them, Marc Randolph's transformational journey exemplifies how anyone with grit, gut instincts and determination can change the world - even with an idea that many think will never work.   What emerges, however, isn't just the inside story of one of the world's most iconic companies.   Full of counter-intuitive concepts and written in binge-worthy prose, it answers our most fundamental questions about taking that leap of faith in business or in life:   How do you begin❓ How do you weather disappointment and failure❓ How do you deal with success❓ What even is success❓   From idea generation to team building to knowing when it's time to let go, That Will Never Work is not only the ultimate follow-your-dreams parable but also one of the most dramatic and insightful entrepreneurial stories of our time.     📚📔📕📙📓📒📗📘 Lance Scoular 🔹️ The Savvy Navigator 🧭🌐 #amazoninfluencer #book #ad #amazonbooks #fromtheauthorsmouth #netflix @entrepreneur #video #movies #leapoffaith #success   https://lnkd.in/gsDufv95

📕 That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix by the first CEO and co-founder Marc Randolph Author: Marc Randolph Category: Sports & Entertainment Industry    In the tradition of Phil Knight's Shoe Dog comes the incredible untold story of how Netflix went from concept to company - all revealed by co-founder and first CEO Marc Randolph.   Once upon a time, brick-and-mortar video stores were king.   Late fees were ubiquitous, video-streaming unheard of, and widespread DVD adoption seemed about as imminent as flying cars.   These were the widely accepted laws of the land in 1997 when Marc Randolph had an idea.   It was a simple thought - leveraging the internet to rent movies - and was just one of many more proposals, like personalised baseball bats and a shampoo delivery service, that Randolph would pitch to his business partner, Reed Hastings, on their commute to work each morning.   But Hastings was intrigued, and the pair - with Hastings as the primary investor and Randolph as the CEO - founded a company.   Now with over 150 million subscribers, Netflix's triumph feels inevitable but the twenty-first century's most disruptive start-up began with few believers and calamity at every turn.   From having to pitch his own mother on being an early investor, to the motel conference room that served as a first office, to server crashes on launch day, to the now-infamous meeting when they pitched Blockbuster to acquire them, Marc Randolph's transformational journey exemplifies how anyone with grit, gut instincts and determination can change the world - even with an idea that many think will never work.   What emerges, however, isn't just the inside story of one of the world's most iconic companies.   Full of counter-intuitive concepts and written in binge-worthy prose, it answers our most fundamental questions about taking that leap of faith in business or in life:   How do you begin❓ How do you weather disappointment and failure❓ How do you deal with success❓ What even is success❓   From idea generation to team building to knowing when it's time to let go, That Will Never Work is not only the ultimate follow-your-dreams parable but also one of the most dramatic and insightful entrepreneurial stories of our time.     📚📔📕📙📓📒📗📘 Lance Scoular 🔹️ The Savvy Navigator 🧭🌐 #amazoninfluencer #book #ad #amazonbooks #fromtheauthorsmouth #netflix @entrepreneur #video #movies #leapoffaith #success   https://lnkd.in/gsDufv95