Marc Randolph
Co-founder and first CEO of Netflix
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Marc Randolph is an American entrepreneur who co-founded Netflix with Reed Hastings and was its first CEO. He came up with much of the early DVD-by-mail idea and later became an adviser and speaker on start-ups.
Biography
Background
Randolph studied geology at Hamilton College and worked in direct marketing. He is a great-nephew of Sigmund Freud and Edward Bernays.
Netflix
Carpooling with Reed Hastings, he pitched start-up ideas. Testing whether DVDs could survive the post, he mailed a CD to Hastings’s house. Netflix launched in 1998 with Randolph as CEO.
Leaving
Hastings took over as CEO in 1999, and Randolph left the company in 2002 after it went public.
Mentor
He co-founded the analytics firm Looker and has mentored many start-ups. His memoir That Will Never Work (2019) tells Netflix’s origin story.
Timeline
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1958
Born in Chappaqua, New York, United States
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1997
Co-founds Netflix
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1998
Netflix website launches
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1999
Hastings becomes CEO
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2002
Leaves Netflix
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2012
Co-founds Looker
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2019
Publishes his memoir
Notable works
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2019
That Will Never Work Memoir
Did you know?
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1
His wife’s reaction to the Netflix idea gave his book its title.
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2
Netflix once offered to sell itself to Blockbuster for $50 million.
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3
He is related to Sigmund Freud.
Connections
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Frequently asked
Who is Marc Randolph?
Marc Randolph is an American entrepreneur who co-founded Netflix with Reed Hastings and was its first CEO. He came up with much of the early DVD-by-mail idea and later became an adviser and speaker on start-ups.
How old is Marc Randolph?
Marc Randolph is 68 years old, born on 29 April 1958 in Chappaqua, New York, United States.
Where is Marc Randolph from?
Marc Randolph was born in Chappaqua, New York, United States.
What is Marc Randolph known for?
Marc Randolph is best known for Co-founding Netflix (1997); its first CEO; memoir That Will Never Work.
References
- Marc Randolph — Wikipedia. Wikipedia. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
- Marc Randolph — IMDb. IMDb. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
- Official website. marcrandolph.com. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
- Marc Randolph (Q18341330) — structured data. Wikidata. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
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