Episode · On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 2019-09-30
Books mentioned on Marc Randolph: ON Co-Founding Netflix & Staying Happily Married for Over 30 Years
On this episode of On Purpose, I sat down with Marc Randolph. Marc is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, investor and mentor.
Jay Shetty recommended That Will Never Work by Marc Randolph. Marc Randolph discussed Adventures in the screen trade by William Goldman.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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That Will Never Work
That Will Never Work by Marc Randolph chronicles the turbulent and improbable founding of Netflix, offering an inside look at how a small idea for renting DVDs evolved into a global entertainment giant.
Recommended“you'll learn so much more by reading the book that will never work which we're discussing right now by mark randolph”
Where to get it
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Adventures in the screen trade
Adventures in the Screen Trade by William Goldman is a widely celebrated memoir and instructional guide detailing the author's experiences as a prominent Hollywood screenwriter.
Discussed“and ironically he wrote 20 movies and won academy awards but is known for those three words from his adventures in the screen trade book”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged That Will Never Work
“and his new book which you'll be talking about today is called that will never work i love the title the birth of netflix and the amazing life of an idea that will never work”
Plugged Think Like A Monk
“i'm also excited to let you know that you can now get my book think like a monk from think like a monkbook.com”