Marc Randolph
Veteran Silicon Valley Entrepreneur, Advisor and Investor
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- Co-Founder, Netflix
- Angel Investor
- Currently mentor to numerous startups
- Authority on Entrepreneurial process and Corporate Innovation
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Marc Randolph is a top entrepreneur and innovation keynote speaker, Netflix cofounder, angel investor, and author. He has 40 years of experience as a Silicon Valley entrepreneur. After leaving Netflix, he mentored analytics software company Looker Data Sciences to a 2.6 billion dollar exit, and currently serves as a board member and advisor for a number of startups. His dynamic keynote presentations focus on what it takes for entrepreneurs to innovate.
Marc Randolph is a veteran Silicon Valley entrepreneur, advisor, and investor. Marc was cofounder of Netflix, serving as their founding CEO, executive producer of their web site, and member of their board of directors. He recounts the exciting tale of Netflix from its inception in 1997 to his exit in 2004 in the book That Will Never Work.
Although best known for starting Netflix, Marc’s career as an entrepreneur spans more than four decades. He’s founded or co-founded more than half a dozen other successful start-ups, mentored rising entrepreneurs including the cofounders of Looker Data which was recently sold to Google for $2.6B, and invested in numerous successful tech ventures.
He is a frequent speaker at industry events, works extensively with young entrepreneur programs, sits on the board of the environmental advocacy group 1% for the Planet, and chairs the National Outdoor Leadership School’s Board of Trustees.
Netflix Founder and startup CEO Marc Randolph shares the unlikely story of how a handful of dreamers with no money and a bad idea, created the company that eventually brought down Blockbuster. Packed with dozens of stories that trace the dramatic ups and downs of those first exciting years, Marc weaves an inspiring story that shows the value of innovation, persistence and optimism. Along the way he shares some of the many values that he believes made Netflix successful, including a focus on analytics and testing, its novel corporate culture, and its almost fanatical obsession with focus. Equal parts inspiration, start up story, and practical tips, it’s a message that resonates well with anyone who appreciates a good “overcoming adversity” story.
In this conversational format, Marc will address questions on the following topics: The birth of Netflix, entrepreneurship, innovation, Marc’s bestselling book, That Will Never Work; the value of persistence and optimism in business, leadership, company culture, tech ventures, Marc’s successes/failures at Netflix & other companies, Marc’s podcast, environmental advocacy and balance.
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