The “Yea, it’s good enough” Economy
Are we in a race to the bottom of quality because all the platforms we use regularly have too many options? Continue Reading
Netflix
Please stop listing your core values. You’re missing the point.
There are a lot of tremendously fraught things about the idea of “company culture” or “mission statements” or “visioning” or whatnot. By my count, the No. 1 most-fraught thing is that often (read: almost all the time), the ‘values’ of… Continue Reading
Netflix’s success isn’t really about algorithms
We live in this algorithm-dominated world now, and part of the reason that emerged — aside from simply better technology and people focusing on it — was because for generations, a ton of big decisions were made on the gut… Continue Reading
Leadership should actually be about making as FEW decisions as possible
Counter-intuitive, but potentially 100 percent accurate. Continue Reading
Amazon vs. Netflix is getting more and more interesting
Just learned this today: Amazon has an entire landing page for “not on Netflix.” A shot across the bow? Perhaps. It’s kind of interesting broadly, though: five-six years ago, you would maybe kinda view Amazon and Netflix as business rivals — Netflix primarily… Continue Reading
Whenever your friends tell you viewership numbers for House of Cards or Orange is the New Black, uh, they’re lying to your face
This is a good lesson in the context I reference in the title of this blog: Netflix is all the rage in certain friend groups/socioeconomic sectors as “Oh, is (such-and-such) streaming?” But here’s the important thing to remember: Netflix is a subscriber-based… Continue Reading
Hulu has a billion dollars (not all profit). It appears to be re-investing in original shows.
As more people cut the cord, streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime are going to become increasingly important (I forgot Chromecast there; muh b). This will all be tied up in whatever the “TV of the future” is… Continue Reading
“So what do you think you say in a concession speech?” The Mitt Romney profile is now on Netflix
It premiered at Sundance and goes on Netflix Streaming today. It’s by Gregg Whiteley, a Mormon himself, who previously worked on films such as Resolved and New York Doll. Apparently Mitt Romney himself wanted nothing to do with the film, but Ann (wife)… Continue Reading