Hastings is rather unique in the current founder era in that he had previously founded a company, recognized he did not have the ability to manage it, attempted

Hastings is rather unique in the current founder era in that he had previously founded a company, recognized he did not have the ability to manage it, attempted to step down, and then was told by his board to figure it out. He went on to essentially succeed in this and take his company public. Here is a person that recognized the problems of the stage pg was talking about, undertook a deliberate study of them, was successful enough in managing them, and then went on to found and grow Netflix. Most founders have not previously taken a company public, especially via Hasting’s humble route. Having done so would enable him to prevent exactly the kind of problems pg is referring to while still being himself. Jobs and Hastings have very different personalities and methods, but both probably achieved the same function within their organizations.