“Partnering & Chill”: Netflix’s first CFO on Blockbuster FP&A

"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 [email protected]