Reed Hastings Recommended Books
Reed Hastings is the co-founder, Chairman and CEO of Netflix.
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Beyond Entrepreneurship
Turning Your Business into an Enduring Great Company
by Jim Collins
"[For young CEO's] I would say memorize the first 86 pages of [this book]. Someone gave it to me in '94 and I've read it every year since." - Reed Hastings (Source)
Powerful
by Patty McCord
"Magical! An enlightening ride through young companies bucking orthodoxy." - Reed Hastings (Source)
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Tools and Weapons
The Promise and the Peril of the Digital Age
by Brad Smith
"Coming from an industry driven by disruption, it’s refreshing to read [the author]’s call for the tech sector to assume more responsibility." - Reed Hastings (Source)
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That Will Never Work
The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea
by Marc Randolph
"Engaging and insightful." - Reed Hastings (Source)
7 Powers
The Foundations of Business Strategy
by Hamilton Helmer
"The forces of competition are just incredibly strong. Everyone is trying to eat your lunch, and if you don't read [this book] you're going to die alot sooner." - Reed Hastings (Source)
Also recommended by:
Keith Rabois, Daniel Ek, Patrick Collison, Peter Thiel, Ryan Petersen
Principles
Life and Work
by Ray Dalio
"Had a profound positive impact on my leeadership style." - Reed Hastings (Source)
Also recommended by:
Marc Benioff, Mark Cuban, Michael Bloomberg, Naval Ravikant, Tim Ferriss, Tony Robbins, Austen Allred, Patrick O'Shaughnessy, Tom Bilyeu, Lex Fridman, James Clear, Marty Cagan, Ben Greenfield, Bryan Johnson, Arianna Huffington, Bill Gates, Kevin Systrom, Diddy, Doug McMillon, Drew Houston, Dustin Moskovitz, Gary Vaynerchuk, Howard Marks, Jack Dorsey
Masters of Scale
Surprising Truths from the World's Most Successful Entrepreneurs
by Reid Hoffman
"A book to take with you into battle as you build a company or a career." - Reed Hastings (Source)
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