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“Partnering & Chill”: Netflix’s first CFO on Blockbuster FP&A
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49 minutes
Released:
Sep 19, 2023
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Podcast episode
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"I have been at the inception points of three companies-Intuit, Netflix and Mozilla Firefox. And now I’m just trying to give back as many lessons as possible” Jim Cook
Jim Cook shares his front row experience as first finance hire at streaming giant Netflix. He reveals the finance business partnering lessons learned from supporting fellow co-founders Marc Randolph and Reed Hastings building the company from obscurity to one of the biggest brands in the world.
How did finance at Netflix contribute to the design of the first red envelopes? What are his lessons that can transform your FP&A?
In this episode:
Coping with unrealistic budgets experience at fast-growing startups
What it’s like as Finance Hire #1 at Netflix
Rebirthing the browser market at Mozilla Firefox
Lessons from M&A and IPO at Intuit
Lessons to deliver blockbuster FP&A
The FP&A as CEO
The power of a “listening tour and finance partnership”
Using your voice in FP&A
What storytelling really means for a finance professional
Two strategic finance moments that changed the game for Intuit and Mozilla
Links from the Show
Netflixed by Gina Keating (Amazon)
That Will Never Work, Mark Randolph (Amazon)
Netflix versus the World. (Full Documentary, YouTube)
Five lessons I learned from Netflix – Jim Cook
Contact Jim Cook on LinkedIn
Email jimCook@benchboard.com
Jim Cook shares his front row experience as first finance hire at streaming giant Netflix. He reveals the finance business partnering lessons learned from supporting fellow co-founders Marc Randolph and Reed Hastings building the company from obscurity to one of the biggest brands in the world.
How did finance at Netflix contribute to the design of the first red envelopes? What are his lessons that can transform your FP&A?
In this episode:
Coping with unrealistic budgets experience at fast-growing startups
What it’s like as Finance Hire #1 at Netflix
Rebirthing the browser market at Mozilla Firefox
Lessons from M&A and IPO at Intuit
Lessons to deliver blockbuster FP&A
The FP&A as CEO
The power of a “listening tour and finance partnership”
Using your voice in FP&A
What storytelling really means for a finance professional
Two strategic finance moments that changed the game for Intuit and Mozilla
Links from the Show
Netflixed by Gina Keating (Amazon)
That Will Never Work, Mark Randolph (Amazon)
Netflix versus the World. (Full Documentary, YouTube)
Five lessons I learned from Netflix – Jim Cook
Contact Jim Cook on LinkedIn
Email jimCook@benchboard.com
Released:
Sep 19, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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