“Comparing Apple to Netflix is like comparing apples to oranges, especially if the oranges made so many mistakes that people stopped eating oranges and just went back to Blockbuster.” PeopleIfsMadeMistakeEatingCompareApplesOrangeNetflixBlockbusterApples And Oranges Author:Reed Hastings
“Fibre optic is becoming like electricity. If you look at how electricity spread around the globe 100 years ago, that's what's happening now.” IfsYearsLooksBecomingHappeningsYears AgoSpreadGlobesElectricity Author:Reed Hastings
“I founded Netflix. I've built it steadily over 12 years now, first with DVD becoming profitable in 2002, a head-to-head ferocious battle with Blockbuster and evolving the company toward streaming.” YearsFirstsCompanyBecomingBattleBuiltEvolveProfitableDvdsStreamingNetflixBlockbuster Author:Reed Hastings
“I think there will be 20 years of evolution from linear broadcast to internet television.” ThinkingYearsTelevisionEvolutionInternetLinear Author:Reed Hastings
“Companies rarely die from moving too fast, and they frequently die from moving too slowly.” MovingDiesCompany Author:Reed Hastings
“I got the idea for Netflix after my company was acquired. I had a big late fee for Apollo 13. It was six weeks late and I owed the video store $40. I had misplaced the cassette. It was all my fault.” IdeasBigsCompanyWeekSixLateFaultsStoresVideoApolloFeesMisplacedNetflixCassettesApollo 13 Author:Reed Hastings
“I learned the value of focus. I learned it is better to do one product well than two products in a mediocre way.” WayWellsTwoValuesFocusProductsMediocre Author:Reed Hastings
“I've got my kids brainwashed: You don't use Google, and you don't use an iPod.” UseKidsDimensionsGoogleIpodsBrainwashingBrainwashed Author:Steve Ballmer