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Reed Hastings

02/24/24

@ Stanford Graduate School of Business

Our primary responsibility at Netflix is to entertain our customers, and we take that very seriously, focusing on providing great entertainment rather than reflecting our values in every show.

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Reed Hastings, Chairman and Co-Founder of Netflix

@ Stanford Graduate School of Business

Reed Hastings, Chairman and Co-Founder of Netflix

02/24/24

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Inclusion at Netflix means ensuring everyone can contribute at their highest ability, which is in our commercial interest.

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When Netflix started in 1997, we focused on customer needs and recognized that the DVD rental model would eventually transition to streaming as the internet improved.

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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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At Powder Mountain, we've created a culture of big-hearted champions who care about performance and take responsibility, contrasting with the cutthroat perception of Netflix.

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The keeper test at Netflix encourages managers to assess whether they would fight to keep an employee; if not, we suggest offering a severance package to ensure a high-performance culture.

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We want to allow talent to focus on creating entertaining content that builds a community around their character and others as we expand.

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Our first company value is to care deeply about our customers and their problems, which fosters a sense of ownership and commitment among the team.

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I treat severance packages as a management tool to ensure we keep the right talent at Netflix.