Believe it or not, AI is far from new. It's the secret force powering many of our beloved apps like Spotify, Amazon, Alexa, and Facebook, quietly making our digital lives more convenient and efficient.
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Exactly 25 years ago today - on April 14th, 1998, at 8 am in the morning, Eric Meyer leaned forward, tapped a few keys on his laptop, and launched Netflix to the world.
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Netflix announced Thursday that its founder Reed Hastings is stepping down as co-CEO at the company and will serve as executive chairman.
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Longtime Netflix CEO Reed Hastings is renowned for building a video streaming service that has transformed entertainment, but it probably wouldn’t have happened if not for his friendship with serial entrepreneur Marc Randolph.
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Russia, in retaliation for economic sanctions the U.S. has imposed over the country’s attack on Ukraine, announced that it has added 61 Americans to its own blacklist — including Netflix co-CEO Reed Hastings.
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What has COVID-19 taught us about data and tech monopolies. In this article by David Apgar, we explore the benefits of relevant vs volume data.
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On October 2, Marc Randolph (1st CEO of Netflix) came to our Santa Cruz Works New Tech: The Impossible Possible event to talk about his new book - That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea. This fireside chat was hosted by Drew Myer from Amazon.
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There’s a scene early in Marc Randolph’s new book, That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea, that takes place at Lulu Carpenters at the top of Pacific Avenue in Santa Cruz. Randolph has been pitching his future partner, Reed Hastings, on a slew of business ideas. This has been happening for months while the two men commute over Highway 17
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In the tradition of Phil Knight's Shoe Dog comes the incredible untold story of how Netflix went from concept to company-all revealed by co-founder and first CEO Marc Randolph.
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Santa Cruz entrepreneur Shiv Sikand has helped build what appears to be the most powerful Grand Touring car ever made; it is also quite possible that he and his San Jose-based company have reinvented the automobile.
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