Marc Randolph launched the streaming service that would revolutionize TV and film, upend
Hollywood and draw more than 150 million subscribers
It was a fluke that the
Netflix co-founder Marc Randolph changed the history of television. It almost didn’t happen.
In 1997, the Santa Cruz businessman was spending his carpool rides to work brainstorming internet startup ideas with a colleague. They discussed personalised surfboards, customised dog food, shampoo by mail. One commute, the chat turned to “videotapes”.