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Grow Into What’s Next
“What you plant now, you will harvest later.” — Og Mandino
As the seasons change, spring reminds us of something powerful: growth always begins with a fresh start.
The other evening, I watched an interview with Marc Randolph, co-founder and first CEO of Netflix. He shared how the company began, not with a perfect plan, but with a simple idea and the willingness to try something new.
At the time, Randolph and his partner Reed Hastings were searching for their next opportunity. Sitting in a small coffee shop, they tossed around ideas. Some practical, others unlikely. Then one stood out: mailing DVDs directly to customers.
Instead of overanalyzing it, they tested it. They mailed a DVD to themselves. When it arrived the next day, intact, something clicked. That small experiment became the seed of something much bigger.
In August 1997, Netflix began in a modest office with borrowed furniture and no clear
roadmap. What they did have was belief, persistence, and the courage to begin. The early years were anything but easy. Debt climbed, reaching nearly $50 million. At one point, they even tried to sell the company to Blockbuster. The offer was dismissed. No one saw the vision.
Today, that same idea has grown into a global powerhouse with millions of subscribers and billions in revenue. What started as a simple test became something far greater than anyone expected.
But growth rarely looks impressive in the beginning.
Like spring, it starts quietly. Beneath the surface. Small steps, small wins, steady progress. Then over time, something remarkable takes shape.
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