That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea

by Marc Randolph

“Videotapes?” Reed looked at me. “Don’t remind me,” he said, shaking his head. “I just got nicked forty bucks by Blockbuster on a movie I returned late. But…” He let his voice tail off as he turned to stare again out the window, his face blank. Then his eyes arched upward and he nodded. “Maybe,” he said.

This is where Reed’s story falls apart. According to the author, who claims to be the genius behind Netflix.