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Reed Hastings

06/10/25

@ The Knowledge Project Podcast

I made a $100 million bet on 'House of Cards' based on a partial script and casting, which was an instinct call without real data to support it.

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Netflix Founder: The Hidden Rules Behind Success | Reed Hastings

@ The Knowledge Project Podcast

Netflix Founder: The Hidden Rules Behind Success | Reed Hastings

06/10/25

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Reed Hastings

06/10/25

@ The Knowledge Project Podcast

I placed a $100 million bet on House of Cards without watching the pilot because I trusted Ted Sarandos' instincts and the potential of the project.

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Reed Hastings

06/10/25

@ The Knowledge Project Podcast

The decision to invest in House of Cards was based on instinct rather than concrete data; we had a partial script and casting, but no definitive metrics to predict its success.

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Bipul Sinha

06/06/25

@ The Logan Bartlett Show

All the decisions I made based on my gut instinct turned out to be right, while those influenced by others were wrong.

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Parker Conrad

01/11/25

@ Y Combinator

I saw a hundred billion dollar opportunity in the market that others were oblivious to, and I knew exactly what to build to capture it.

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Mark Zuckerberg

10/31/17

@ Y Combinator

Since turning down the offer, I've faced much harder decisions that required betting on the company's direction or investing billions, where the outcomes weren't clear for many years.

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Andrew Mason

10/15/14

@ Y Combinator

I received a million dollars to drop out of grad school and work on 'The Point', despite having no prior experience in starting a tech company.

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Danielle Morrill

02/24/15

@ Y Combinator

When I pitched the idea of building a Bloomberg for startup investors, it sounded ridiculous, but the investors ended up investing on the spot.

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Jason Citron

04/29/25

@ a16z speedrun

I wouldn't have pivoted away from the game if we didn't run out of money, so I was looking for a pivot because I knew it could happen.

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Sam Altman

11/09/24

@ Y Combinator

The skepticism we faced about resource allocation was common, but we believed in the value of deep conviction on a single bet.