The Netflix brand for TV shows is really all about binge viewing. The ability to get hooked and watch episode after episode.

When we think about online learning, it's such 'early days.' Bill Gates is a wildly smart insightful guy. Yet, even a guy as smart and insightful as that, 30 years ago can say things like,'Who's every going to need more than 640K of memory?'

Taking smart risks can be very gratifying.

When there's an ache, you want to be like aspirin, not vitamins. Aspirin solves a very particular problem someone has, whereas vitamins are a general "nice to have" market.

Comparing Apple to Netflix is like comparing apples to oranges, especially if the oranges made so many mistakes that people stopped eating oranges and just went back to Blockbuster.

Do not tolerate brilliant jerks. The cost to teamwork is too high.

I learned the value of focus. I learned it is better to do one product well than two products in a mediocre way.