Netflix Reed Hastings
Description
Reed Hastings transformed the way we see movies and television; twice. In 1997, the Californian entrepreneur combined DVDs and the US Post Office to create Netflix – the first online DVD movie rental business. Eight years later, he reinvented his own company with a new service – streaming movies and television shows directly through the internet. Game Changers chronicles Hastings from the launch of his first company – a software tools startup – through the battles and triumphs of Netflix. It captures the brutal war of attrition that pitted video rental giant, Blockbuster, against the upstart Netflix. It maps out the lines in the looming battle for streaming against behemoths Amazon, Google, Apple, and Facebook. Interviews with a co-founder, one of the first investors, and a board member of Hastings’ first company document the meteoric rise of a young Hastings. Details of the pitched battle between Netflix and Blockbuster are brought to life through interviews with Mitch Lowe, co-founder of Netflix, and John Antioco, the former CEO of Blockbuster. Additional interviews include technology journalist Cliff Edwards, and analyst Michael Pachter, who explains exactly why he once called Netflix “a worthless piece of crap.”
Runtime
25 min 21 sec
Series
Subjects
Database
Films on Demand
Direct Link
Similar Films
Capitalism. Ricardo and Malthus, did you say freedom? Part 3
Seth Sarelson Discusses Sales Cycles
Oracle Larry Ellison
Susan Youngblood States Feedback Is Best When It Is Specific
Vijay Nathan Discusses Passive Versus Active Advertising
Matt Faso Provides Explanation of Outbound Marketing
Vivian Schiller Discusses Differences Between Tech Companies And Media Companies
Report Reveals Where You Live and Work Affects Your Economic Mobility (7/24/13)
Dawn - Part 1, A New Dawn
Mariam - Part 2, Start Up and Growth
Kathy Luu - Part 1, Spa Logic
Becoming a superpower. Deng Xiaoping's reforms and their legacy
Leila Janah States Passion Is Required To Be A Social Entrepreneur
Blockchain Island
Robbie Neff Discusses Design Changes