Marc Randolph

I'm definitely a note taker.

— Marc Randolph

Culture is a critical piece of success.

— Marc Randolph

Silicon Valley loves a good origin story.

— Marc Randolph

I played second base.

— Marc Randolph

The simple reason I like every idea is that I'm an optimist.

— Marc Randolph

Who knows what form storytelling will take in the future?

— Marc Randolph

When someone uses 'low eight figures,' that means barely eight figures.

— Marc Randolph

No one knows what's a good idea or a bad idea until you try it.

— Marc Randolph

One of the key lessons I learned at Netflix was the necessity of focus.

— Marc Randolph

Once you're an entrepreneur you're always an entrepreneur, and you need that fix.

— Marc Randolph

Collaborative decision-making is very poor in crises.

— Marc Randolph

Long story short: I didn't start out thinking I'd be a tech entrepreneur.

— Marc Randolph

The real story of Netflix is complicated: an epic tale full of struggle, disappointment, drama, humor, and achievement.

— Marc Randolph

Here's a simple truth: When you surround a good idea with brilliant people, it changes. No matter how much you plan, great…

— Marc Randolph

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

It was a long, circuitous route from my mom's real estate business to Netflix. It didn't happen overnight. Or in a year.…

— Marc Randolph

I came from years and years in the direct marketing industry where everything is layered.

— Marc Randolph

Pitching a concept well is certainly important, but ultimately you have to build it.

— Marc Randolph

Netflix was my sixth start-up, and that point I decided I didn't have it in me to start another company. At least…

— Marc Randolph

Back in the early days at Netflix, it wasn't unheard of for me to tell prospective hires that I could see our…

— Marc Randolph

I personally believe that a critical part to innovation is that exchange of ideas so when you say, 'Here's my idea,' someone…

— Marc Randolph

Some of my fondest memories of the early years of Netflix have to do with our efforts to figure out the most…

— Marc Randolph

No one has ever asked me to give a graduation speech. But in my years of working with aspiring entrepreneurs, many of…

— Marc Randolph

At a startup, it's hard enough to get a single thing right, much less a whole bunch of things. Especially if the…

— Marc Randolph

If you apprentice yourself to the smartest people who will take you seriously, you will learn at every step. You'll learn their…

— Marc Randolph

When I first met Jeff Bezos back in the late 90s, the only automated thing in his office was a rotating fan,…

— Marc Randolph

Negotiation is empathy. It's almost trite to say that if you can't put yourself in the seat of the other person you're…

— Marc Randolph

People watch 'The Social Network,' and what they hone in on is the wealth and the parties and the excitement, and they…

— Marc Randolph

Luck was a huge part of the Netflix story.

— Marc Randolph

I still have long lists of things that I want to accomplish every day.

— Marc Randolph

Take any job in a growing, exciting company. You'll learn so much.

— Marc Randolph

I'm not a 'but' man. Nothing good ever comes of that word.

— Marc Randolph

I exited Netflix on wonderful terms, but I don't think I was totally at peace.

— Marc Randolph

Companies have centers of gravity. Where they are is part of their identity.

— Marc Randolph

I'm not a glass-half-full optimist. I'm a glass-overflowing optimist.

— Marc Randolph

My father was an investment banker, a stock broker.

— Marc Randolph

Companies become what they want to become.

— Marc Randolph

Usually, when I give talks, I'm 100% there, 100% present.

— Marc Randolph

Poor leaders have a certain style and that's the only style they have.

— Marc Randolph

Learning and the exchange of ideas is dramatic.

— Marc Randolph