Marc Randolph

Profile

Marc Randolph is an entrepreneur who says you can’t just let ideas stay in your head. A veteran Silicon Valley entrepreneur, advisor, investor and keynote speaker, Marc was co-founder of the mammoth global brand Netflix. He served as founding CEO of the online movie and television streaming service, as well as the executive producer of their website, and as a member of their board of directors until his retirement in 2004.

He is a frequent speaker at industry events, works extensively with young entrepreneur programs, and is a trustee of the non-profit National Outdoor Leadership School.

Marc lives in Santa Cruz, California.

Current work

Most recently, Randolph co-founded an analytics software company Looker Data Sciences, and currently serves as an advisor to numerous other startups, serving variously as a mentor, CEO coach, and/or board member.

Previous experience

Founder: Although best known for starting Netflix, Marc’s career as an entrepreneur spans more than four decades. He’s been a founder of more than half a dozen other successful start-ups, a mentor to hundreds of early stage entrepreneurs, and an investor in numerous successful (and an even larger number of unsuccessful) tech ventures.