Reed Hastings
CEO
Netflix
Los Gatos, CA USA
“When you have an idea for a product or a company and you just can't let go, then it makes sense to do.”
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By Roadtrip NationReed Hastings
Milestones
My road in life has been direct.
He was a math major in college, but he viewed it more as a general skill set-he never wanted to go on to teach math.
After college, he joined the Peace Corps and taught at a high school in rural Swaziland.
He says that more than anything, his stint in Africa gave him time to grow up and see a new part of the world.
When he returned to America, computer programming was just picking up speed, and he decided to jump into the field.
He got a job serving coffee in a computer company, and they'd let him take classes in their lab.
The first product he came up with was a tool that could debug software; from there, he started his first company.
Calls his current job as CEO of Netflix "a complete joy"; he loves that his company's service has the power to bring people happiness.
Says that following through on your dream is much like deciding to get married-it's not a rational decision, it's an emotional love.
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Career
CEO
I co-founded Netflix, changing the way people watch movies and TV.
Career Roadmap
My work combines:
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San Francisco
As their five weeks on the road wind down, the Roadtrip Nation team heads toward San Francisco and interviews Author and Political Analyst Michael Parenti, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, and Zen Master Bon Soeng of the Empty Gate Zen Center. As they prepare to part ways, Sean, Tim and Christina talk about what they've learned, and Tim realizes there's lots to think about, but nothing to worry about.
