That Will Never Work

After No Rules Rules I was so interested in Netfilx I wanted to learn more. So I got recommended this. It's a memoir by the person with the original idea and the first CEO. It neatly describes the entire history from how he was throwing around ideas, how they landed on “mailing DVDs”, and the many many struggles of a early-stage startup. He exited the Netflix almost immediately after it went public. This, to me, tells a lot about a person. To me, this book highlighted the (power) dynamic between Reed and Randolph. Reed gets the work done, while Randolph is the idea guy who with every 1000 ideas sometimes strikes on a good one. But he doesn't know the difference, Reed does.

It's a well written book, and it reads nice, if you're into this sort of things. But there are next to 0 lessons in it that you could take and apply to your life/business.