That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea
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"That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea" is a memoir by Netflix co-founder Marc Randolph that recounts the company’s early days and the entrepreneurial lessons learned in building the streaming giant.
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| That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea canonical | 1 |
| The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea | 1 |
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Target entity: That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea Context triple: [Marc Randolph, notableWork, That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea]
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A.
No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention
"No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention" is a business and leadership book that examines Netflix’s unconventional corporate culture and management principles that drive its innovation and adaptability.
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B.
Zero to One
"Zero to One" is a bestselling business and startup book by entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel that explores how to build innovative companies that create entirely new markets rather than competing in existing ones.
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C.
Netscape Time: The Making of the Billion-Dollar Start-Up That Took on Microsoft
"Netscape Time: The Making of the Billion-Dollar Start-Up That Took on Microsoft" is a business and technology memoir chronicling the rise of Netscape and its battle with Microsoft during the early days of the commercial internet.
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D.
The Untold Story of How Salesforce.com Went from Idea to Billion-Dollar Company—and Revolutionized an Industry
"The Untold Story of How Salesforce.com Went from Idea to Billion-Dollar Company—and Revolutionized an Industry" is the subtitle of Marc Benioff’s business book "Behind the Cloud," which chronicles the creation and disruptive growth of Salesforce.com and the broader impact of cloud computing on the software industry.
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E.
The Accidental Billionaires
The Accidental Billionaires is a nonfiction book by Ben Mezrich that chronicles the controversial founding of Facebook and the personal and legal conflicts among its early creators.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea Target entity description: "That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea" is a memoir by Netflix co-founder Marc Randolph that recounts the company’s early days and the entrepreneurial lessons learned in building the streaming giant.
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A.
No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention
"No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention" is a business and leadership book that examines Netflix’s unconventional corporate culture and management principles that drive its innovation and adaptability.
-
B.
Zero to One
"Zero to One" is a bestselling business and startup book by entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel that explores how to build innovative companies that create entirely new markets rather than competing in existing ones.
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C.
Netscape Time: The Making of the Billion-Dollar Start-Up That Took on Microsoft
"Netscape Time: The Making of the Billion-Dollar Start-Up That Took on Microsoft" is a business and technology memoir chronicling the rise of Netscape and its battle with Microsoft during the early days of the commercial internet.
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D.
The Untold Story of How Salesforce.com Went from Idea to Billion-Dollar Company—and Revolutionized an Industry
"The Untold Story of How Salesforce.com Went from Idea to Billion-Dollar Company—and Revolutionized an Industry" is the subtitle of Marc Benioff’s business book "Behind the Cloud," which chronicles the creation and disruptive growth of Salesforce.com and the broader impact of cloud computing on the software industry.
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E.
The Accidental Billionaires
The Accidental Billionaires is a nonfiction book by Ben Mezrich that chronicles the controversial founding of Facebook and the personal and legal conflicts among its early creators.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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memoir ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | Marc Randolph ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes |
company culture at Netflix
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development of Netflix’s DVD-by-mail business ⓘ entrepreneurial decision-making ⓘ founding of Netflix ⓘ startup challenges ⓘ transition toward streaming ⓘ |
| explores |
co-founder dynamics
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fundraising for startups ⓘ origin of the Netflix idea ⓘ product-market fit ⓘ testing and iterating business models ⓘ |
| focusesOnPeriod | early years of Netflix ⓘ |
| genre |
business memoir
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entrepreneurship literature ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
disruption of traditional industries
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innovation in technology ⓘ leadership ⓘ perseverance ⓘ risk-taking ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Marc Randolph
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Reed Hastings ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2019 ⓘ |
| publisher | Little, Brown and Company ⓘ |
| setting | Silicon Valley ⓘ |
| subject |
Netflix
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business strategy ⓘ entrepreneurship ⓘ innovation ⓘ startup culture ⓘ |
| subtitle |
That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea
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| targetAudience |
business readers
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entrepreneurs ⓘ fans of Netflix ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 2000s
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late 1990s ⓘ |
| title | That Will Never Work ⓘ |
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