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Reed Hastings

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The identity of Reed Hastings may be elusive, but the power of their words is anything but. Their thinking spans from Technology to Movies, revealing a mind that refused to stay in one lane. Browse 12 quotes by Reed Hastings that cover ground from Technology, Movies, Education, Success, and Smile. As Reed Hastings put it: "Stone Age. Bronze Age. Iron Age. We define entire epics of humanity by the technology they use."

“We have a very wide range of content, but the brand-newest movies, what's happening with those is a $30 pay-per-view option - not from Netflix but from DirecTV and others - of movies that are in the theater.”

— Reed Hastings

Movies

All Quotes by Reed Hastings

“Stone Age. Bronze Age. Iron Age. We define entire epics of humanity by the technology they use.”

— Reed Hastings

Technology

“In fact, technology has been the story of human progress from as long back as we know. In 100 years people will look back on now and say, 'That was the Internet Age.' And computers will be seen as a mere ingredient to the Internet Age.”

— Reed Hastings

Computers

“What's got me excited about the education space is the growth of the Internet over the next 10, 20, 30 years.”

— Reed Hastings

Education

“When we think about online learning, it's such 'early days.' Bill Gates is a wildly smart insightful guy. Yet, even a guy as smart and insightful as that, 30 years ago can say things like,'Who's every going to need more than 640K of memory?'”

— Reed Hastings

Learning

“Our brand at Netflix is really focused on movies and TV shows.”

— Reed Hastings

Movies

“If the Starbucks secret is a smile when you get your latte... ours is that the Web site adapts to the individual's taste.”

— Reed Hastings

Smile

“We have a very wide range of content, but the brand-newest movies, what's happening with those is a $30 pay-per-view option - not from Netflix but from DirecTV and others - of movies that are in the theater.”

— Reed Hastings

Movies

“About half my work in education is U.S. political reform around school districts and charter schools, and creating more room for entrepreneurial organizations to develop. And about half on technology, which I look at as a global platform.”

— Reed Hastings

Education

“School districts in the US don't adopt technology very quickly.”

— Reed Hastings

Technology

“In hindsight, I slid into arrogance based upon past success.”

— Reed Hastings

Success