Author Archives: Marc Randolph

Considering how easy it has become to start a company – and the legions of young entrepreneurs keen on doing so – I guess it shouldn’t surprise me that I get pitched so many identical ideas. One perennial source is … Continue reading →

Sometimes, despite our best effort, things just don’t work out.  Or to put it a different way, shit happens. Since the first of the year, two of the companies I’ve been involved with have decided to wrap things up.  In … Continue reading →

Every fall, I spend a week in Lander, Wyoming. At one level, I go there for a board meeting.  But at another level, I go there to give back.  Because it was there in Wyoming that I learned almost everything … Continue reading →

Mitt Romney’s remark that he “likes to fire people” will certainly end up being one of the best-remembered gaffe’s of a gotcha-laden primary season.   Although the remark was taken out of context it certainly reinforced the perception that CEOs are … Continue reading →

Although I stopped being a full-time entrepreneur years ago, I still have plenty of great ideas for new businesses.   I just no longer have the appetite to start one. Starting a company requires a marriage-like commitment – for better or … Continue reading →

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings announced last week that the company would be splitting off their DVD rental service into a new business to be called Qwikster.  Last time I checked their blog post on the subject, there were 27,183 comments.  Approximately … Continue reading →

I hate being called an Advisor. It may have meant something once, but now the term “Advisor” has become little more than Pitch-fodder.  A checklist item in every start-up’s deck . . . thrown in for it’s implied endorsement value. … Continue reading →

I’ve been outed. Last week, a friend of mine publically called me out as a Huckster.  I think the exact term he used was “world class bullshitter”. Well, he was right.   In fact, I’m happy to go on record as … Continue reading →