Most companies that are great at something - like AOL dialup or Borders bookstores - do not become great at new things people want (streaming for us) because they are afraid to hurt their initial business. Reed Hastings afraidaolbookstore share on social
About half my work in education is U.S. political reform around school districts and charter schools, and creating more room for entrepreneurial organizations to develop. And about half on technology, which I look at as a global platform. Reed Hastings chartercreatedevelop share on social
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. Reed Hastings applebackblockbuster Change image and share on social
Stone Age. Bronze Age. Iron Age. We define entire epics of humanity by the technology they use. Reed Hastings agebronzedefine Change image and share on social
In fact, technology has been the story of human progress from as long back as we know. In 100 years people will look back on now and say, 'That was the Internet Age.' And computers will be seen as a mere ingredient to the Internet Age. Reed Hastings agebackcomputer share on social
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. Reed Hastings battleblockbusterbuild Change image and share on social
We are seeing the beginning of things. Web 2.0 is broadband. Web 3.0 is 10 gigabits a second. Reed Hastings beginbroadbandgigabit Change image and share on social
Most entrepreneurial ideas will sound crazy, stupid and uneconomic, and then they'll turn out to be right. Reed Hastings crazyentrepreneurialidea Change image and share on social
In the States, there's ESPN3, and each country has different options, and other than premiere league football, there tends to be very little global content. And movie and TV rights are pretty broad content. Reed Hastings broadcontentcountry share on social
I don't know of any Internet service that opens on a regional basis. Reed Hastings basisinternetopen Change image and share on social
