I Met Netflix Co-Founder. Here’s What He Taught Me About Failure and Innovation | AT Reads to You

17/11/2025 7 min

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Episode Synopsis

In this episode, Aida Haidar shares her experience meeting Marc Randolph, co‑founder of Netflix, at the InMerge summit in Baku. She reflects on the lessons he shared about failure, innovation, and the mindset required to turn ideas into reality.Aida explores why taking risks can be challenging in some cultures, and how true innovation emerges not from a single brilliant idea, but from many trials and errors. According to Randolph, traditional business plans often fall short — what matters is testing ideas quickly, cheaply, and simply. Most importantly, ideas are born from real problems and pain points.For anyone hesitant to fail, or ready to take a first step, this conversation is a reminder: failure is allowed, and success comes to those willing to start small.

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