Ex-Googler says he pitched buying Netflix; Google replied 'we already have YouTube'
davidsenra · x · 2026-11-11
Nitesh Sharora says that while at Google he proposed acquiring Netflix, and was told 'we already have YouTube, we can build the same capabilities.' His lesson: Google underestimated Netflix's functioning team and years of execution — by the time you hire the right people and ship v1, they're two years ahead. A frequently cited case on buy-vs-build and the value of execution speed.
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