I found this Fortune article fascinating.

Maybe it's because I am currently reading Marc Randolph's book "That Will Never Work," which is his account of launching Netflix as co-founder and the first CEO. Maybe - and this is more likely - it's because I see the parallels between the creative side of their business and ours. I think there are some valuable lessons in this article that Radio needs to reconnect with.

Here's some things that stood out to me:

"According to Netflix, a weaker content slate was partly to blame for the tepid results." - Weak products, deliver weak results! If you want to succeed in entertainment you need to create shows that people want to watch/listen to. Not happy with your results? The product isn't good enough. Simple.

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