Reed Hastings is known as a man of many faces. Whether you know reed as a Bowdoin College graduate, or as a member of the peace corps where he taught math to kids in South Africa. You may also know him as the Sandford Grad who started Pure Software then later sold it for $750 million or as his most famous role the co-founder and CEO of Netflix the world’s most popular online streaming service. Either way, Reed has had many accomplishments that made him successful. here’s some information about what styles he used in his management, an in-depth look into the billion-dollar company he started, and some of Reed’s early life that led him to grow a company to 75million subscribers with a net worth of over $1.65 billion. The CEO of Netflix, Reed …show more content…
After receiving the Bachelor's degree he decided to give back to the world by joining the Peace Corps and traveled to Swaziland in South Africa to teach High School level math. He did this in the Peace Corps for 3 years, then decided he wanted to go back to school and do great things. After he returned home he decided to attend Stanford University. It was here at Stanford where he gained the knowledge and building blocks to become a huge success. He received his master's degree in Computer Science, soon after he developed his first software company, Pure Software. He owned Pure Software for about 7 years then later sold the company for $750 million which was a pretty substantial amount of money in 1997. This capital would help him start his billion dollar idea, Netflix …show more content…
Reed helps by building charter schools in South America, and in Santa Cruz completely funding the building and operations of these schools. He Also served on the California State Board of Education from 2000-2004. All in all, Reed is one of the most successful and innovative leaders of this time and currently has a network of over 1.65 billion. Reed Hastings isn’t just known for being a computer programmer who struck gold with his innovative idea of a video streaming service. Reed Hastings is also known for his unique management and leadership styles. One example is his more hands-off approach. Reed, like other tech company CEOs, takes a stance on a low pressure, relaxed atmosphere increases efficiency within the company. He uses a laisser-faire leadership technique where he believes people reach their full potential when you just let them be. They based their workplace culture on a fully independent