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▶ 57:31 · $NFLX · Costolo praises Reed Hastings as forthright, self-aware CEO
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Twitter Ex-CEO Dick Costolo: The Operator's Case Against Founder Mode

2026-05-07 · 2 company · 4 thematic
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dick costolo

Sold FeedBurner to Google; joined Twitter as COO then CEO, scaling it through hypergrowth and IPO. Known for operational discipline, improv comedy background, and management philosophy emphasizing velocity, direct feedback, and bias to action.

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“I feel the same way about Reed Hastings, a totally different executive at Netsky at Netflix. Reed is always like this is just how it is, you know, I don't like I'm not I don't I'm not trying to be mean about it. This is just the way it is.…”
—dick costolo

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