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The downside of a good decision…

1 comment October 10, 2011

This morning, CNN/Money is reporting that Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has decided to abandon the convoluted plan to separate the DVD from the streaming video aspects of the company — and also to kill the horribly named new business called Qwikster. The market is responding positively — as of this writing, shares in Netflix are [...]

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Why so many businesses are in trouble…

4 comments September 21, 2011

OK, I realize I am beating this Netflix thing to death — and I promise to take a break on it — however, a new CNN article has me borderline astounded. And, I want to be VERY clear regarding what I think about Netflix’s CEO Reed Hastings’ decisions. I think he is EXACTLY right that [...]

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Netflix’s fundamental error — looking in, rather than out…

2 comments September 20, 2011

Fast Company reports this morning, “Splitting into two companies ‘was part of the natural progression Netflix has had in place for a long time,’ (according to) Steve Swasey, Netflix vice president of corporate communications.” The article continues, “And indeed, if you read Netflix CEO Reed Hastings’ blog post announcing the split, it becomes clear that [...]

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The Netflix Mistake…

12 comments September 19, 2011

Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix, sent a fantastic letter to his subscribers yesterday. It said something many of us in business could learn from — his very first line was, “I messed up. I owe everyone an explanation.” When we make mistakes, the best thing we can do is to admit it for our customers. [...]

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