Reed Hastings, Matt Burgess
Reed Hastings, Matt Burgess
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Reed Hastings
Building Netflix

Author: Matt Burgess

Narrator: Ian Porter

Unabridged: 5 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/26/2020


Synopsis

Reed Hastings is one of the world's foremost business leaders. As co-founder, chairman and CEO of Netflix, he has built one of the largest media and entertainment companies on the planet, with an estimated personal net worth of $3.6 billion. A notable philanthropist, he has served on the boards of a number of non-profit organisations as well as Facebook and Microsoft.

This concise but detailed biography provides an overview of Hastings' career trajectory. From his unique management style to the biggest mistakes he has made along the way, to the reasons behind his decision to take Netflix from a business that dealt with products (rental DVDs) to a technology company that focuses on streaming, Burgess sheds light on Hastings' success and looks to what the future may bring for him and his ventures.

Aspirational and positive, this is the perfect book for those looking for a concise and accessible account of a true global business visionary.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Alfred on December 30, 2020

Like a long Forbes article......more

Goodreads review by Chris on May 13, 2020

Read this after you read the other Netflix cofounder’s (Marc Randolph) autobiographical view on the history of Netflix (“That will NEVER Work.”) Both cofounders brought very different skills to the table at Netflix which together where vital in creating the foundation of what the company has become t......more

Goodreads review by Tõnu on August 16, 2020

That's the third book I have read on Netflix (also "Powerful" and "That Will Never Work") and it's the most recent one. Events go until 2019 and by that it also mentions the emerging competition in streaming and movie production fronts (Disney+ and Amazon Prime). This book is less about culture or h......more

Goodreads review by Dhiran on March 15, 2021

Reed Hastings - Building Netflix by Matt Burgess is an insightful read - the origins of Netflix back in 1997 as DVD rental company to launching a whole new category of Streaming service through the internet is an expected coverage. But highlighting facts about Reed Hastings, his endeavours before Ne......more

Goodreads review by Ana Claudia on January 28, 2021

Was expecting a more interesting biographical register but somebody summarized it better than I could ever do: “sort of a long Forbes article”. Elon Musk’s biography is outstanding. Jeff Bezzos is beyond interesting. This one just feels like a friend embellishing a regular biography - by all means I’......more