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It's certainly not a bad (for me) now, but at the time I considered it a bad because I wasn't used to seeing three people get fired in two days.
by elq 17y ago
It's certainly not a bad (for me) now, but at the time I considered it a bad because I wasn't used to seeing three people get fired in two days.
- CamperBob 17y agoAnother opinion: the slide deck portrays a rather aggressive meritocracy, probably the most hardcore I've seen as a veteran of multiple startups. If you're planning a Mars mission, commercializing cold fusion, reinventing retailing, or trying to dethrone Microsoft, that's one thing, but jeezly crow, why burn yourself out in a company whose mission statement is, "Mail out whatever DVDs people ask for, without taking too long or screwing up too often"? (This is a bit of a troll, because I do appreciate the drive to do the very best you can at whatever task you've set yourself. And the deck certainly reflects well on the company's ethics and overall cluefulness. It just strikes me as overkill -- competing with dumbass companies like Blockbuster shouldn't be that hard, should it?)
- varaon 17y agoI think you're overlooking the online rentals market. Netflix's original business will die (or be killed) off at some point. They already have a strong presence in the online movie rentals market. It should also be pointed out that they do value and tackle hard problems. The Netflix prize is the most public example of this. One million dollars for a 10% improvement in movie recommendations. The battle has been fought and won in the hundredths of percentages points. http://www.netflixprize.com/leaderboard http://www.netflixprize.com/leaderboard edit: added more context to what I meant by the "online market"