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CTO Netflix Elizabeth Stone

CTO Netflix Elizabeth Stone

On her fast career progression

Observe and learn from others

Illustrating dedication

High standards

The last 5%

Getting in the trenches

Elizabeth also shares a story about how if a document isn't that great, that she like's going in to the document with her team members and help making it better, essentially it's about leading by example.

Excellence is pragmatic

Talent Density

On High Standards

The Keeper Test

On Hiring Exceptional Talent

The best like working with the best

Bottom up ideas and innovation

What stood out to me

  • The methodical way she spoke was interesting. She is the first female CTO with a PHD in economics of a fortune 500 company.
  • The call to excellence was interesting and the discussions around what having a high talent density pool means.
  • I did like the personal call to excellence and also just being thorough, following through and getting down into the trenches to help people.
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