Elizabeth Stone
Chief Product & Technology Officer @ Netflix
Chief Product & Technology Officer at Netflix. Joined in 2020, previously served as CTO.
βHow Netflix builds a culture of excellence, covering team leadership, engineering tradeoffs, and product design.β
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βYes. So thankfully not a lot of meetings that Netflix feel like now you're really in this scary room, but it does feel like the role has more consequence, which is actually an exciting thing.β
How Netflix builds a culture of excellence | Elizabeth Stone (CTO)
βI have not checked the list. That was one of the things I did not do after getting the title. It might be unusual. I've heard a lot of feedback on that, so I don't know if I'm the one and only, but I ...β
How Netflix builds a culture of excellence | Elizabeth Stone (CTO)
βIt shows up for the people who report to me, is one part example setting. So if I don't do it, why would they do it? I treat that very seriously that we should all be held to the same standards.β
How Netflix builds a culture of excellence | Elizabeth Stone (CTO)
βI think so. I mean you'd have to ask some of the people on my team. So I might look at it differently that they look at it.β
How Netflix builds a culture of excellence | Elizabeth Stone (CTO)
βA big piece of that talent density is definitely hiring. So who are the people coming in and joining the team? But a lot of it is, we can't really have any of the other aspects of the culture, includi...β
How Netflix builds a culture of excellence | Elizabeth Stone (CTO)
βYes. That's a great way to say it. Yeah, it's a good way to say it.β
How Netflix builds a culture of excellence | Elizabeth Stone (CTO)
βYeah. It's definitely the goal. And I think understanding that having gaps in the team and people's skillsets or their behavior can be really toxic for other people on the team. So it's a cost.β
How Netflix builds a culture of excellence | Elizabeth Stone (CTO)
βSo I introduced Levels a couple of years ago and we had quite a change rollercoaster is the only way I can describe how it went.β
How Netflix builds a culture of excellence | Elizabeth Stone (CTO)
βI've never heard that. I'm going to adopt that language.β
How Netflix builds a culture of excellence | Elizabeth Stone (CTO)
βNo, I'm ready for the exciting lightning round.β
How Netflix builds a culture of excellence | Elizabeth Stone (CTO)
βI'm not going to name all Netflix. That feels too much like an advertisement. Film, Triangle of Sadness is phenomenal if you haven't seen it. And then I'll go Netflix for TV, Beef was I thought hyster...β
How Netflix builds a culture of excellence | Elizabeth Stone (CTO)
βBike. I'm a recovering outdoor cyclist, so it's also kind of questionable if I can even admit to this, but that's why I would admit to I love the Peloton despite being ideally an outdoor cyclist.β
How Netflix builds a culture of excellence | Elizabeth Stone (CTO)