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As co-founder and first CEO of Netflix, Randolph launched the DVD-by-mail model in 1997 that dismantled Blockbuster, built a company now synonymous with how the world watches television, and documented the founding story in a bestselling entrepreneurship memoir.
Marc Randolph co-founded Netflix in 1997 with Reed Hastings and served as its first CEO, establishing the DVD-by-mail model that displaced Blockbuster.
He authored That Will Never Work, a memoir on Netflix's founding. Since departing the company, Randolph has become an active angel investor backing dozens of early-stage startups and serves on multiple nonprofit boards focused on environmental conservation.
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