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Michael Paulson

03/23/25

@ Lex Fridman

When I started at Netflix, I had to learn how to work with their technology stack, which included Groovy, a language that many engineers were unfamiliar with.

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ThePrimeagen: Programming, AI, ADHD, Productivity, Addiction, and God | Lex Fridman Podcast #461

@ Lex Fridman

ThePrimeagen: Programming, AI, ADHD, Productivity, Addiction, and God | Lex Fridman Podcast #461

03/23/25

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Michael Paulson

03/23/25

@ Lex Fridman

I had to take a leap of faith moving to California to work at Netflix while my wife was pregnant. It was a challenging but rewarding experience.

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Michael Paulson

03/23/25

@ Lex Fridman

The process of integrating new features in large organizations like Netflix involves multiple teams and can slow down innovation due to bureaucracy.

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Reed Hastings

06/10/25

@ The Knowledge Project Podcast

During my 25 years at Netflix, the company was the dominant non-family aspect of my life, but now I have a more varied focus, including charter schools and philanthropic projects.

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Werner Vogels

11/12/18

@ Y Combinator

When I joined Amazon, I wanted to bring more academic rigor to scaling, as we needed to revisit our processes and technologies to handle significant growth.

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Roy

05/18/25

@ EO

Despite initial struggles and criticism, Interview Coder eventually went viral, which helped secure my position in the tech industry.

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Michael Paulson

03/23/25

@ Lex Fridman

The infrastructure behind services like YouTube, Netflix, and Twitch is incredibly complex, requiring immense engineering efforts to deliver content efficiently.

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Matthew Prince

10/15/14

@ Y Combinator

In our early hires, we didn't prioritize candidates with web infrastructure backgrounds, which led to unique solutions to technical challenges.

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Peter Reinhardt

09/06/18

@ Y Combinator

Segment primarily grows through engineers who bring the product into their companies, often solving complex data pipeline issues.

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David Lieb

12/19/24

@ Y Combinator

After my treatment, I realized that my job at Google had evolved away from building products for users, and I wanted to work with people who were innovating the future.