Reed Hastings's Book Recommendations
Reed Hastings is an American businessman best known as the co-founder and CEO of Netflix. He transformed the company from a DVD rental service to a leading streaming entertainment provider. Based on his recommendations, he seems interested in business strategy, management, economics, and technology.
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π Books Recommended by Reed Hastings 9
Principles
"Had a profound positive impact on my leeadership style."
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That Will Never Work
"Engaging and insightful."
Tools and Weapons
"Coming from an industry driven by disruption, itβs refreshing to read the authorβs call for the tech sector to assume more responsibility."
Masters of Scale
"A book to take with you into battle as you build a company or a career."
Beyond Entrepreneurship
"For young CEO's I would say memorize the first 86 pages of Beyond Entrepreneurship. Someone gave it to me in '94 and I've read it every year since."
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Powerful
"Magical! An enlightening ride through young companies bucking orthodoxy."
7 Powers
"The forces of competition are just incredibly strong. Everyone is trying to eat your lunch, and if you don't read 7 Powers you're going to die alot sooner."
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