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No rules rules : Netflix and the culture of reinvention / by Hastings, Reed,1960-author(CARDINAL)400465; Meyer, Erin,author;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-278) and index.A great workplace is stunning colleagues -- Say what you really think (with positive intent) -- Remove vacation policy ; Remove travel and expense approvals -- Pay top of personal market -- Open the books -- No decision-making approvals needed -- The keeper test -- A circle of feedback -- Lead with context, not control -- Bring it all to the world!"Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings reveals for the first time the unorthodox culture behind one of the world's most innovative, imaginative, and successful companies There's never before been a company like Netflix. Not only because it has led a revolution in the entertainment industries; or because it generates billions of dollars in annual revenue; or even because it is watched by hundreds of millions of people in nearly 200 countries. When Reed Hastings co-founded Netflix, he developed a set of counterintuitive and radical management principles, defying all tradition and expectation, which would allow the company to reinvent itself over and over on the way to becoming one of the most loved brands in the world. Rejecting the conventional wisdom under which other companies operate, Reed set new standards, valuing people over process, emphasizing innovation over efficiency, and giving employees context, not controls. At Netflix, adequate performance gets a generous severance and hard work is irrelevant. At Netflix, you don't try to please your boss, you practice radical candor instead. At Netflix, employees never need approval, and the company always pays top of market. When Hastings and his team first devised these principles, the implications were unknown and untested, but over just a short period of time they have led to unprecedented flexibility, speed, and boldness. The culture of freedom and responsibility has allowed the company to constantly grow and change as the world, and its members' needs, have also transformed. Here for the first time, Hastings and Erin Meyer, bestselling author of The Culture Map and one of the world's most influential business thinkers, dive deep into the controversial philosophies at the heart of the Netflix psyche, which have generated results that are the envy of the business world. Drawing on hundreds of interviews with current and past Netflix employees from around the globe and never-before-told stories of trial and error from his own career, No Rules Rules is the full, fascinating, and untold story of a unique company making its mark on the world."--
Subjects: Interviews.; Netflix (Firm); Netflix (Firm); Corporate culture.;
Available copies: 13 / Total copies: 14
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Reed Hastings and Netflix / by Grinapol, Corinne.(CARDINAL)402419;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 118-124) and index.Introduction -- The early years -- Planning for a future that hasn't yet arrived -- NFLX -- Competition -- The Netflix prize -- Innovation and expansion -- "I messed up" -- The future arrived. Now what? -- Fact sheet -- Timeline -- Glossary -- For more information -- For further reading -- Bibliography -- Index.
Subjects: Hastings, Reed, 1960-; Netflix (Firm); Streaming technology (Telecommunications);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Binge times : inside Hollywood's furious billion-dollar battle to take down Netflix / by Hayes, Dade,author.(CARDINAL)546664; Chmielewski, Dawn,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-331) and index.Introduction: the reckoning -- Netflix sets the bar -- the discovery of television among the bees -- Hollywood's new center of gravity -- Netflix lives up to its name -- War drums -- The red wedding -- "the status quo, we knew, was not sustainable: -- Live from Cupertino -- Cooking up "quick bites" -- The kid with the cartoons -- Long game -- The birth of ClownCo -- The flywheel -- Showtime -- Touched by Tinker Bell's wand -- "I love that show and I think you will too" -- Quibi vadis? -- "If you want to grab people's attention, you have to tease" -- The IQ test -- The incumbent responds -- Netflix bets on itself -- Meeting the public -- Liftoff -- In space, no one can hear you stream -- Navigating the recovery -- To everthing (churcn, churn, churn) -- Amazon on the march -- Paciencia y fe.Examines the current efforts among media and tech companies such as Disney, Apple, and Comcast to catch up to Netflix in the streaming video business with multi-billion-dollar investments in new arenas.The first comprehensive account of the biggest wake-up call in the history of the entertainment business: the pivot to streaming. Go inside a disparate group of media and tech companies - Disney, Apple, AT&T/WarnerMedia, Comcast/NBCUniversal and well-funded startup Quibi - as they scramble to mount multi-billion-dollar challenges to Netflix. This book reveals the true costs of the vision quest as companies are turned inside-out and repeatedly redraw their org charts and strategic plans.
Subjects: Netflix (Firm); Streaming video; Streaming technology (Telecommunications);
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 8
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Netflix : the company and its founders / by Lüsted, Marcia Amidon.(CARDINAL)668047;
Includes bibliographical references (page 104) and index.Looks at the history of the entertainment company, its founders, Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph, and how the company rose to the top of the streaming media market.1170LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Hastings, Reed, 1960-; Netflix (Firm); Streaming technology (Telecommunications);
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Netflix / by Burling, Alexis,author.(CARDINAL)618053; McNutt, Myles,content consultant.(CARDINAL)817145;
Includes bibliographical references (page 104) and index."Netflix explores how founders Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph turned a small DVD rental service into a global media empire, leading the way in the streaming revolution and pioneering new ways to study TV audiences " -- Netflix's deep pockets -- A Eureka moment -- Founding Netflix -- A rocky first year -- Netflix restructures -- From DVDs to streaming -- Netflix culture -- The Netflix effect.1120L
Subjects: Netflix (Firm); Video-on-demand; Television programs; Technology;
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Netflixed : the epic battle for America's eyeballs / by Keating, Gina.(CARDINAL)401321;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-275) and index.A shot in the dark (1997-1998) -- The good, the bad, and the ugly (1998-1999) -- The gold rush (1999-2000) -- War of the worlds (2001-2003) -- The professional (2003-2004) -- Some like it hot (2004-2005) -- Wall Street (2004-2005) -- Kick ass (2004-2005) -- The best years of our lives (2005-2006) -- The empire strikes back (2006-2007) -- The incredibles (2006-2009) -- High noon (2007-2008) -- The great escape (2007-2009) -- True grit (2009-2010) -- Cinema paradiso.This book relates the history of Netflix and its a long struggle for greatness marked by multiple disasters, lucky breaks, personal betrayal, and broken hearts. It has more drama than most of the movies Netflix rents. Netflix has come a long way since 1997 when two Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, Marc Randolph and Reed Hastings decided to start an online DVD store before most people owned a DVD player. They were surprised and elated when launch day traffic in April 1998 crashed their server and resulted in 150 sales. Today Netflix has more than 25 milllion subscribers and annual revenues above $3 billion. Yet long term success or even survival is still far from guaranteed. The author, a journalist recounts the absorbing fast paced drama of the company's turbulent rise to the top and its attempt to invent two new kinds of business. First it engaged in a grueling war against video store behemoth Blockbuster transforming movie rental forever. The it jumped into to an even bigger battle for online video streaming against Google, Hulu, Amazon, and the big cable companies. Netflix ushered in such innovations as DVD rental by mail, a patented online queue of upcoming rentals and a recommendation algorithm called Cinematch that proved crucial in its struggle against bigger rivals. Yet for all its success Netflix is still a polarizing company. Hastings is often heralded as a visionary, he was named Business Person of the Year by Fortune magazine even as he has been called the nation's worst CEO. Netflix also faces disgruntled customers after price increases and other stumbles that could tarnish the brand forever. The quest to become the world's portal for premium video on demand will determine nothing less than the future of entertainment and the Internet. Drawing on extensive new interviews and her years covering Netflix as a financial and entertainment reporter, the author makes this tale as absorbing as it tis important.
Subjects: Netflix (Firm); Internet videos; Video recordings industry; Video rental services;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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That will never work : the birth of Netflix and the amazing life of an idea / by Randolph, Marc,author.(CARDINAL)816514;
Against epiphanies -- "That will never work" -- Please, Mr. postman -- Getting the band together -- Show me the money -- How it feels to deposit a check for almost $2 million -- We were almost CinemaCenter -- Ready for launch -- A day in the post-launch life -- Halcyon days -- Two cents for Bill Clinton -- "I'm losing faith in you" -- Over the hill -- Nobody knows anything -- Drowning in our own success -- Crash -- The belt tightens -- Going public -- Epilogue: Randolph's rules for success.Once upon a time, brick-and-mortar video stores were king. Late fees were ubiquitous, video-streaming unheard was of, and widespread DVD adoption seemed about as imminent as flying cars. Indeed, these were the widely accepted laws of the land in 1997, when Marc Randolph had an idea. It was a simple thought-leveraging the internet to rent movies-and was just one of many more and far worse proposals, like personalized baseball bats and a shampoo delivery service, that Randolph would pitch to his business partner, Reed Hastings, on their commute to work each morning. But Hastings was intrigued, and the pair-with Hastings as the primary investor and Randolph as the CEO-founded a company. Now with over 150 million subscribers, Netflix's triumph feels inevitable, but the twenty first century's most disruptive start up began with few believers and calamity at every turn. From having to pitch his own mother on being an early investor, to the motel conference room that served as a first office, to server crashes on launch day, to the now-infamous meeting when Netflix brass pitched Blockbuster to acquire them, Marc Randolph's transformational journey exemplifies how anyone with grit, gut instincts and determination can change the world-even with an idea that many think will never work.
Subjects: Randolph, Marc.; Netflix (Firm); Entrepreneurship.; Internet videos; Streaming technology (Telecommunications);
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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The dead years / by Burton, Jeffrey B.,author.(CARDINAL)400320;
"Siblings Cory and Crystal Pratt are still trying to get their lives together after a tragic accident which killed their parents years ago. The only thing that distracts them now is their jobs. With Crystal working as a newly minted detective at the Chicago Police Department and Cory owning a dog training academy with two human remains detection dogs of his own, their professional paths cross every now and then. Crime, and especially murder, in Chicago is nothing new, but when a string of killings happen that seem to be connected to a Netflix docuseries and its cast and crew, Cory and Crystal are called in to stop the number of bodies from piling any higher. But when the siblings start poking around the killer's business, the killer sets their sights on the pair . . . and particularly on Cory and his dogs! Will they be able to escape the fury of the serial killer or become the newest victims?"--Back cover.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Netflix (Firm); Siblings; Parents; Serial murderers; Murder; Detector dogs; Siblings.;
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The official Netflix cookbook : over 70 recipes from your TV to your table / by Painter, Anna,author.(CARDINAL)880985; Striewski, Beryl,photographer.;
Enjoy 70 delicious dishes inspired by iconic Netflix movies and series. You're settling in for a night of watching the next episodes of your favorite show and you're going to need snacks! Pair your Netflix home menu of shows, movies, docuseries, and stand-up comedy specials with the perfect snacks, main courses, desserts, and drinks. Each chapter, from TUDUM to Watch Parties, offers delicious recipes, based on popular Netflix shows and films, that will give viewers the perfect additions to their Grace & Frankie, Squid Game, Sex Education, and Heartstopper marathons! Prepare a themed meal to enhance your Witcher viewing experience or make Sweet Inspirations based on Nailed It! This cookbook serves up appetizers, meals, and desserts. Recipes have step-by-step instructions and helpful cooking tips for everyone.
Subjects: Cookbooks.; Recipes.; Netflix (Firm); Bridgerton (Television program); Squid Game (Television program); Stranger things (Television program); Cooking.; Television.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Netflix / by Green, Sara,1964-(CARDINAL)491471;
Grades 3-8."Engaging images accompany information about Netflix. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--Includes bibliographical references and index.What is Netflix? -- How Netflix began -- Netflix expands -- Netflix today -- Netflix gives back -- Netflix timeline.730LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Netflix (Firm); Video rental services; Internet videos; Streaming technology (Telecommunications);
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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