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Reed Hastings

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The Knowledge Project
Netflix Founder Reed Hastings on Scaling High-Trust Culture & Bold Judgment

And so Netflix earns, depending on the country, like 5% to 10% of television viewing.

The Knowledge Project
Netflix Founder Reed Hastings on Scaling High-Trust Culture & Bold Judgment

And so we've got a long way to go.

The Knowledge Project
Netflix Founder Reed Hastings on Scaling High-Trust Culture & Bold Judgment

And as we say inside, we lose most of the time.

The Knowledge Project
Netflix Founder Reed Hastings on Scaling High-Trust Culture & Bold Judgment

We don't win the majority of television screen time.

The Knowledge Project
Netflix Founder Reed Hastings on Scaling High-Trust Culture & Bold Judgment

So then it's like, okay, what are the types of entertainment that we can do and how well can we do them to earn more time?

The Knowledge Project
Netflix Founder Reed Hastings on Scaling High-Trust Culture & Bold Judgment

It's moving in gaming, unscripted content.

The Knowledge Project
Netflix Founder Reed Hastings on Scaling High-Trust Culture & Bold Judgment

Initially, we were just film and not even in TV.

The Knowledge Project
Netflix Founder Reed Hastings on Scaling High-Trust Culture & Bold Judgment

So, yes, we've expanded category by category to see where can we earn more time or do a better job than anyone else in entertaining our members.

The Knowledge Project
Netflix Founder Reed Hastings on Scaling High-Trust Culture & Bold Judgment

Well, on Christmas, we had two NFL games, so I would say it is part of that.

The Knowledge Project
Netflix Founder Reed Hastings on Scaling High-Trust Culture & Bold Judgment

It's one of the things that Greg and Ted have done because I was always very skeptical, not, of course, of the viewing, but that there could be a good long-term proposition there.

The Knowledge Project
Netflix Founder Reed Hastings on Scaling High-Trust Culture & Bold Judgment

And they've proven me wrong and have found good models where it makes sense for Netflix, the company, and, of course, for all the members.

The Knowledge Project
Netflix Founder Reed Hastings on Scaling High-Trust Culture & Bold Judgment

Well, look, F1's been working hard for 50, maybe 100 years, you know, building up.

The Knowledge Project
Netflix Founder Reed Hastings on Scaling High-Trust Culture & Bold Judgment

So they deserve, you know, that lion's share.

The Knowledge Project
Netflix Founder Reed Hastings on Scaling High-Trust Culture & Bold Judgment

Totally.

The Knowledge Project
Netflix Founder Reed Hastings on Scaling High-Trust Culture & Bold Judgment

It is certainly true that when we set a show in a context and then the show works, as Drive to Survive did, then it popularizes that thing.

The Knowledge Project
Netflix Founder Reed Hastings on Scaling High-Trust Culture & Bold Judgment

But it doesn't, like, bother us that they profit from it.

The Knowledge Project
Netflix Founder Reed Hastings on Scaling High-Trust Culture & Bold Judgment

Any more than if we did a show that was set in farming and then all these people are growing apples.

The Knowledge Project
Netflix Founder Reed Hastings on Scaling High-Trust Culture & Bold Judgment

It's like, okay.

The Knowledge Project
Netflix Founder Reed Hastings on Scaling High-Trust Culture & Bold Judgment

In other words, we're looking to have incredible entertainment and F1 is an incredible context for that.

The Knowledge Project
Netflix Founder Reed Hastings on Scaling High-Trust Culture & Bold Judgment

So it doesn't bother us that they bet on us and then we delivered.