How Netflix founder finds inspiring ideas

Marc Randolph, That Will Never Work

This is the big question I have for this interview: How do you decide what to do with your life? And I have the perfect guest to guide me through that question.

Marc Randolph is the co-founder of Netflix. I want to talk to him about that, and why he’s now in podcasting. Today, Marc is the host of That Will Never Work where he works directly with entrepreneurs who have been told “that will never work,” helping them turn their early or struggling businesses into sustainable companies.

Marc Randolph

That Will Never Work

Marc Randolph is the host of That Will Never Work where he works directly with entrepreneurs who have been told “that will never work,” helping them turn their early or struggling businesses into sustainable companies.

Andrew: Hey there, freedom fighters. My name is Andrew Warner. I’m the founder of Mixergy, where I interview entrepreneurs about how they built their businesses for an audience of entrepreneurs. And joining me is someone I’ve wanted to have on as a guest for fricking years. largely because I was fascinated by his story.

And for a long time, I felt that it was just undertold. Um, his name is Marc Randolph. And when I told my wife today that I was going to get to interview the founder of Netflix, she said, oh, Reed Hastings. I said, no, Marc Randolph said, you sure you didn’t get to know? I go, no, he is. I feel you’re called the co-founder.

I believe Marc, that you are the founder of Netflix. Anyway, I want to hear the story of, of Netflix a little bit. And my biggest interest is mark. How do you figure out what to do with your life? Like how do you figure out that Netflix is the thing you want to spend time on before that it feels like you...

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