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The a16z Show

Designing a Culture of Reinvention

The a16z Show

a16z

Culture, Business, Science, Disruption, Technology, Software Eating The World, Entrepreneurship, Innovation

4.21.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2022

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Netflix CEO and co-founder Reed Hastings talks with a16z co-founder Ben Horowitz about his management philosophies and learnings from managing Netflix through multiple pivots. Because as companies grow and their technologies and customers rapidly evolve, building a resilient culture that can reinvent the product and itself is critical for enduring success.

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0:00.0

As companies grow and their technologies and customers rapidly evolve,

0:04.4

building a resilient culture that can reinvent the product and itself

0:08.3

is critical for enduring success.

0:11.2

This episode from September 2020 features Reid Hastings,

0:15.1

the co-founder and CEO of Netflix,

0:17.6

in conversation with Ben Horowitz, co-founder of A16C.

0:22.6

They talk about how Reed built Netflix, his management philosophy, lessons learned, and the tactics he used to instill a culture

0:28.4

of innovation across the company as it expanded globally.

0:32.4

The content here is for informational purposes only should not be taken as legal business, tax, or investment

0:38.2

advice, or be used to evaluate any investment or security and is not directed at any investors

0:43.4

or potential investors in any A16Z fund. For more details, we see A16Z.com slash disclosures.

0:51.1

Hi, and welcome to the A16Z podcast. I'm Doss, and in this episode, we feature Reed Hastings,

0:57.9

the CEO and co-founder of Netflix, who talks about his new book, Just Out, called No Rules Rules,

1:04.8

Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention, with A16Z co-founder and fellow author Ben Horowitz,

1:10.7

who also wrote a bestselling book about culture last year.

1:13.9

You can find the conversation about that book,

1:16.1

between him and Sonal,

1:17.4

on the Stories and Code of Culture Change episode.

1:20.3

But this conversation,

1:21.7

which was recorded recently for the Commonwealth Club of California,

1:25.6

focuses on the underlying theme and question

1:28.7

of what does it take to create an organization

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