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Reed Hastings on the Keeper Test, firing his co-founder and close friend

Reed Hastings

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Source: YouTube

Date: March 28, 2026

Participants: Reed Hastings

Record ID: iri_01KMRVV400X7GX9H9SRX30BEVG

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Reed Hastings built Netflix around one of the most controversial workplace philosophies in Silicon Valley: 'We're a team, not a family.' He explains exactly why that distinction matters — and how it justified the 'keeper test,' the...

Topics: entrepreneurship, Netflix, life decisions

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Reed Hastings built Netflix around one of the most controversial workplace philosophies in Silicon Valley: 'We're a team, not a family.' He explains exactly why that distinction matters — and how it justified the 'keeper test,' the...