4. Background
Netflix was cofounded by Reed Hastings and Marc
Randolph, although Randolph left the company in 2002.
Hastings originally got the idea for Netflix when
Blockbuster, a former movie rental service, charged him a
$40 late fee for the movie Apollo 13. Netflix began their
business by shipping DVDs out to members due to the fact
that their customers were “willing to buy them online and
were strong enough to physically mail out” (Netflix).
Additionally, both Hastings and Randolph got the idea for
creating Netflix because they wanted to create an online
service that could be viewed as the “amazon.com of
everything but for streaming."
How did they get started and what was
their original idea/service?
Netflix was cofounded by Reed Hastings and Marc
Randolph after Hastings got the idea for Netflix when he
got charged a $40 late fee by Blockbuster. And so, Netflix
began by shipping DVDs out to members. Netflix’s goal
was to be viewed as the “amazon.com of everything.”
Netflix began investing 1%-2% of revenue into
downloading, lowering mailing costs. In 2003, Netflix
reached 3 million subscribers and finally became a
profitable company.
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5. Products/Services Offered
Netflix offers several different plans for members to
choose from.
• Basic, standard and premium plans – the difference is
the number of screens that can be used simultaneously
• A 4th plan - ships DVDs out to customers (only available
in the United States)
• 30 day free trial - allows customers to cancel their plan
anytime before 30 days end and before being
automatically subscribed and having to pay
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6. Geographic Distribution of Sales
INTERNATIONAL (global phenomenon)
• From America, Netflix became international by
launching in Canada.
• Soon after, Netflix launched services in Latin America
and the Asian Pacific.
• Only North Korea, Syria and mainland China are denied
access to Netflix’s streaming services.
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7. Financial Statements
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According to the Wall Street Journal, the past
3 years or their annual Income Statement has
increased by about 600% since 2016 and is
continuing to increase throughout the year of
2019!
According to Macrotrends.net. These are
the Annual Operating Statements for
Netflix!
8. Balance Sheet
2018
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2017
● Total Current
Assets: $7,669,974
● Total Cash:
$2,2822795
● Total Non-Current
Assets:
$11,342,768
● Total Liabilities:
$15,430786
2016
● Total Current Assets:
$5,720,291
● Total Cash: $1,733,782
● Total Non-Current
Assets: $7,866,319
● Total Liabilities:
$10,906,810
9. Observations
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Based on our recording of the past three years of financial
recordings and balance sheet, Netflix is a profitable
company that is growing exponentially! With Stockholders
Equity and Assets increasing at a rapid rate, we can tell that
their strengths are within those guidelines. Netflix will
absolutely continue to profit with their continuous demand!
10. Management
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• A job at Netflix would be enjoyable, because it’s
enjoyable to be told the honest truth about your
work
• Netflix is highly noted for a unique take on
management.
• Much of their growth is attributed to management,
structure and bold-leadership.
• Netflix is recognized for operating differently from
other media companies because of radical
transparency and constant feedback.
• Constant feedback: “keeper-test” – form of
assessment used by managers to help determine an
employee’s performance level that ties back to the
idea of radical transparency.
11. Employees
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• According to a LinkedIn Q&A, interviews make
sure an employee is compatible with company
culture and has an understanding of technology.
• Netflix seeks out courageous and humble
employees, who are passionate about their
work.
• Netflix requires background experience for it’s
jobs.
• Many employees have praised the company for
granting employees independence.
12. Employees
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We envision a job in the
marketing/publicity firm at Netflix.
Marketing and advertising are a passion
for us. We could get very creative,
working with these concepts. With
Netflix’s freedom that it gives to workers,
we’d get the opportunity to incorporate
our own style into marketing and
advertising Netflix services around the
world.
• There are plenty of jobs, falling under a wide
variety of skills.
• Four main categories of positions held at Netflix:
• product - business development, design, and
video encoding/streaming
• corporate functions - communications, finance,
and travel/transportation
• marketing/publicity - regional marketing, partner
marketing, and creative marketing
• content - animation, creative content, and
content acquisition
13. People Respond to
Incentives
• A rise in Netflix suggests a decline in other
forms of media, movies and television.
• A rise in Netflix’s business suggests that
there are more incentives to watch Netflix
than other forms of media.
14. The rise of Netflix introduced many other competitors to the world
of media streaming.
Hulu, Amazon Prime and Redbox have gained popularity thanks to
Netflix.
Factors Influencing
Competition
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15. 15
3 Questions That I May Be Asked By Netflix At an Interview
Why do I want to work for Netflix?
Why do I want to work at the specific position I’m applying for?
Do I consider myself a team player or an individualist?
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3 Questions I Have For Netflix Managers At an Interview
Have you had any past problems with radical transparency amongst
workers?
How do you keep your workforce content with such open policies?
Will I be working in a group setting, individually or in a mixture of
both?
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After the Research, Would I Still Like To Work For Netflix?
I would enjoy working for the company.
Netflix employees claim that they get a lot of freedom and do
whatever they deem necessary to bring the business forward.
The job would allow us to use our creativity.
