Reed Hastings

"We believe in the power of technology to solve problems."

"The most important investment is in people."

"Innovation happens at the intersection of creativity and technology."

"The most important thing is to get the culture right. Everything else flows from that."

"We're not just a movie rental company. We're a technology and entertainment company."

"Fear is the biggest obstacle to change. You have to create a culture where people aren't afraid."

"Perfection isn't just about control, it's also about letting go."

"The key to building great teams is hiring people who challenge you."

"Success is about having the right people in the right roles at the right time."

"Stagnation is death. You must constantly evolve or you become irrelevant."

"I believe in radical honesty. It's uncomfortable but it's the only way to build trust."

"The internet is changing everything, and you either adapt or you disappear."

"Your culture is your competitive advantage. You can't outsource that."

"Freedom within responsibility - that's the sweet spot for innovation."

"Don't hire people who are smarter than you on some dimension. Hire people who are smarter than you on many dimensions."

"The best way to predict the future is to invent it."

"Discipline is doing what you hate to do, but nonetheless doing it like you love it."

"You can do anything you want, but you can't do everything you want."

"The big innovation in entertainment is not the technology. It's the content."

"Passion is overrated. Discipline is underrated."

"What we're really trying to do is solve the problem of entertainment abundance."

"Mediocrity is invisible. It blends in. Excellence stands out."

"The future of entertainment is on-demand, personalized, and global."

"You have to be willing to live with ambiguity and change your mind quickly."

"The best thing you can do is hire people who are genuinely smarter than you."

"Context is king. If you get the context right, people will do the right thing."

"I think the internet is fundamentally about liberation. Setting people free."

"Focus is about saying no to a thousand good ideas so you can say yes to the one great idea."

"Transparency breeds trust. Opacity breeds suspicion."

"The only constant is change. And if you're not changing, you're dying."