In the years after I left Netflix, the company I co-founded, I didn't want to puff myself up or tear anyone else down.
On Netflix and other streaming services, they're taking risks that are based on 'Come with us! Come with us!' and the audience does.
In the first week of release, 'Beasts Of No Nation' was the most watched movie on Netflix, in every country we operate in.
The lessons I learned starting Netflix - and over a lifetime of entrepreneurship - are broadly applicable to anyone with a dream.
With Netflix, I browse; I watch documentaries about things I'd never dream of, but I think, 'I might as well.'
If you go to my Netflix, the sections that they recommend are 'Thrillers with a Strong Female Lead,' 'Comedies With a Strong Female Lead.'
I'm excited when any Netflix show comes out. I'm like, 'Yeah, Netflix! Doin' great! We're all on the same side.'
Being a writer involves writing. You've got to commit to sitting down and writing instead of Xbox or Netflix.
Netflix has always had this interesting ability to get non-mainstream content to be watched by the mainstream.