I love to write.

Here are few thoughts I’ve written down over the years.

Never Put the Milk in the Back

Have the courage to put the customer first.

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Product Market Fit … It’s a lot like pornography.

Product market fit is a lot like hard-core pornography: it’s … Product Market Fit … It’s a lot like pornography.

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Why I Never Run for Airplanes

And why it never makes a difference.

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The most important part of corporate culture? Walking the walk!

Woody Allen once said that 80% of success is showing … The most important part of corporate culture? Walking the walk!

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With 1,750,000 Podcasts in the World, Why am I Launching Another One?

Hint: It’s Richard Branson’s fault.

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Everything I Learned About Startups I Learned from Ernest Shackleton

Lessons in leadership from a 20th century polar explorer.

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My 2021 Resolution: Don’t be a Frog.

In 2002, after six years thinking of little other than Netflix, I decided it was time to think a little differently. And so I left.

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There’s A Pony in Here Somewhere

I’ve always been an optimist. And over a forty-year career as an entrepreneur that glass-half-full attitude has been an occupational necessity.

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One More Lap, Then I’ll Stop

Like summiting Mt. Everest, succeeding as an entrepreneur is an overwhelming task.

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I Got Fired

I’ve been talking a lot about courage recently. I’m starting to conclude that it’s one of the most important characteristics for any entrepreneur.

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The Courage of the Early-Stage Entrepreneur

And why It’s the most important characteristic for any founder.

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Why I Waited Sixteen Years to Write My Book About Netflix

“You should write a book”, they said. But why the Hell would I want to do that?

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