Reed Hastings

Netflix co-founder

Contemporary influential 125 sayings

Sayings by Reed Hastings

We're in the business of pleasing customers, not pleasing Wall Street.

2017 — Netflix Q4 2016 Earnings Interview
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The amount of content we have is irrelevant. What matters is how much joy we're generating.

2015 — Interview with The Verge
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We want to be a global internet TV network.

2016 — CES 2016 Keynote
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We're focused on delighting our members, not optimizing for profit.

2019 — Netflix Q1 2019 Earnings Interview
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The biggest risk is not taking any risk.

2014 — Interview with Forbes
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Our culture is more like a professional sports team than a family.

2009 (Culture Deck), 2020 (Book) — Netflix Culture Deck / 'No Rules Rules'
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We want people to bet the farm.

2020 — Quoted in 'No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention'
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The internet is a giant experiment that's only just begun.

2016 — Interview with The Guardian
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We're not trying to win an Emmy. We're trying to win the hearts and minds of our members.

2015 — Netflix Q3 2015 Earnings Interview
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We're trying to figure out what's next, and we're willing to make mistakes to get there.

2017 — Interview with TechCrunch
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The future of television is internet television.

2016 — CES 2016 Keynote
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We're not in the business of just delivering movies, we're in the business of delivering happiness.

2010 — Interview with Fortune
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Our competitors are not just HBO and Amazon, but also sleep.

2017 — Netflix Q1 2017 Earnings Interview
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We're not trying to be everything to everyone. We're trying to be something special to some people.

2018 — Interview with Business Insider
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Innovation is not about doing something new, it's about doing something better.

2015 (approx) — Speech at a tech conference
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We want to be the best storytellers in the world.

2019 — Netflix Q4 2018 Earnings Interview
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The internet is democratizing content creation and distribution.

2016 — Interview with Recode
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We're in the golden age of television, and we're helping to create it.

2017 — Netflix Q2 2017 Earnings Interview
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The future of entertainment is about choice and control.

2014 — Interview with CNET
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We're building a global entertainment brand.

2018 — Netflix Q4 2017 Earnings Interview
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