Companies have centers of gravity. Where they are is part of their identity. — Marc Randolph Centers Copy Share Image
When I was 23, I was quite possibly the worst real estate agent in New York. I was working for my mother's… — Marc Randolph Mother Copy Share Image
The most powerful step that anyone can take to turn their dreams into reality is a simple one. You just need to… — Marc Randolph Dream Copy Share Image
I'm this big believer that culture is not what you say, it's what you do. Who cares about your PowerPoint and about… — Marc Randolph Being Copy Share Image
Banks and investors don't usually view a high-ranking executive in the company selling off massive amounts of stock as a good thing. — Marc Randolph Business Copy Share Image
The lessons I learned starting Netflix - and over a lifetime of entrepreneurship - are broadly applicable to anyone with a dream. — Marc Randolph Business Copy Share Image
Every successful career I've ever known was filled with long periods of meandering, months or even years when no one knew what… — Marc Randolph Career Copy Share Image
As a student I'd done work with a charity that took inner-city kids from disadvantaged areas and introduced them to hiking and… — Marc Randolph Charity Copy Share Image
In the years after I left Netflix, the company I co-founded, I didn't want to puff myself up or tear anyone else… — Marc Randolph Business Copy Share Image
It used to be true that to succeed in the creative class, you had to move immediately to where the action was.… — Marc Randolph Action Copy Share Image
When we were kicking around the idea for Netflix in 1997, proving out an idea was expensive and labor-intensive. There was no… — Marc Randolph Cloud Copy Share Image
That Will Never Work' is my chance to share all the secrets I've accumulated in a 40 years career as a entrepreneur… — Marc Randolph Business Copy Share Image
There's nothing worse than the guy who at the party goes, 'Oh, I had that idea two years ago.' Well, then, why… — Marc Randolph Nothing Copy Share Image
The role of a founder-CEO is extremely lonely. You can't always be fully forthcoming with your board or investors or employees. — Marc Randolph Always Copy Share Image
I mean, at the simplest level, my entire background was in marketing, which largely is about understanding a customer, being able to… — Marc Randolph Being Copy Share Image
Now, I love a good factory tour. Drop me into a bottling plant, an automotive assembly line, or a jellybean factory, and… — Marc Randolph Assembly line Copy Share Image
The number of people who have successfully scaled a company from dream to post-IPO success - you could list them on the… — Marc Randolph Business Copy Share Image
Certainly when I was starting, it required being in a community where, when you tried to rent a building, and they looked… — Marc Randolph Balance Copy Share Image
Most legacy companies get crushed - they get Blockbustered - because they are too afraid to walk away from the status quo,… — Marc Randolph Afraid Copy Share Image
In fact, I'm happy to go on record as saying that the ability to create a reality distortion field is right up… — Marc Randolph Business Copy Share Image
I exited Netflix on wonderful terms, but I don't think I was totally at peace. — Marc Randolph Exited Copy Share Image
Take any job in a growing, exciting company. You'll learn so much. — Marc Randolph Business Copy Share Image
Long story short: I didn't start out thinking I'd be a tech entrepreneur. — Marc Randolph Business Copy Share Image
I still have long lists of things that I want to accomplish every day. — Marc Randolph Accomplish Copy Share Image
One of the key lessons I learned at Netflix was the necessity of focus. — Marc Randolph Focus Copy Share Image
As software began to be sold to people who would never consider themselves technical, it suddenly became clear that you needed people… — Marc Randolph Clear Copy Share Image
When an opportunity comes knocking, you don't necessarily have to open your door. But you owe it to yourself to at least… — Marc Randolph Door Copy Share Image
The real story of Netflix is complicated: an epic tale full of struggle, disappointment, drama, humor, and achievement. — Marc Randolph Achievement Copy Share Image
In 'That Will Never Work,' I give readers a clear-eyed insider's look into how one of the least likely startups grew into… — Marc Randolph Books Copy Share Image
Build something, make something, test something, sell something. Learn for yourself if your idea is a good one. — Marc Randolph Education Copy Share Image
By being courageous enough to state the difficult truth, the most important reputation that you will preserve is your own. — Marc Randolph Courage Copy Share Image
In a two-sided market, focusing on the customer will increase a business's ability to extract value from the supply side. — Marc Randolph Ability Copy Share Image
I certainly don't only watch Netflix. I enjoy the fact there is multiple companies producing content. I think it's great for consumers. — Marc Randolph Enjoy Copy Share Image
Iteration, not ideation, is the most important part of early stage entrepreneurship. You have to have a lot of ideas - a… — Marc Randolph Bad Copy Share Image
People imagine that Netflix sprang fully formed into a global streaming giant, but Netflix might have been personalised sporting goods - or… — Marc Randolph Food Copy Share Image
