24. Netflix Co-founder Marc Randolph on Testing New Material On Stage

As co-founder and first CEO of Netflix, Marc Randolph led the company from its inception in 1998 through its IPO in 2002. He left the company a year later to pursue other passions, which includes public speaking. 

Today, Marc joins Jess to discuss the importance of experimentation on stage, the value of continuous improvement, adapting to audience feedback, and why he’s committed to supporting women in professional speaking.
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Marc Randolph is the author of That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea. 
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[01:30] “99% of the time, they don't work. And those aren't failures.”
[04:00] Marc’s standard talk and hero’s journey framework
[07:00] Why and when Marc will work for cheap
[10:30] “The most obnoxious beginning to a story ever.”
[14:00] Spotlight speaker vs Lighthouse speaker
[15:45] How can women get more placement on stages?
[20:00] Everybody has something worth sharing
[22:00] The audience - “Not only are they looking at their phone, they're talking on their phone!”

Amplify with Jess is produced by Earfluence, and brought to you by Mic Drop Workshop.