# Tweets From Marc Randolph ! [ rw-book-cover] (https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1765988913406148608/f1KH5aNH.jpg) URL: https://twitter.com/mbrandolph Author: @mbrandolph on Twitter  ## AI-Generated Summary None ## Highlights > I’m Marc Randolph, co-founder of Netflix & 6 other companies. > This is my definition of success: >  ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/mbrandolph/status/1865470670022516872)) > The founders I want to work with: > > spend less time thinking, more time doing > > have remarkable self-confidence, but are able to listen > > solve problems instead of holding onto ideas > Rare. ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/mbrandolph/status/1860788381548167271)) > For many years, Bill Gates used to fly Economy, not because he couldn’t afford First Class, but because he didn’t consider it good value. It’s five or six times more expensive, but only marginally better (and you all get to your destination at the same time). > In the same vein, I could afford a really nice car at this point, but I’ve never been a car guy, and I don’t need a Lamborghini or a Mazerati (which I can’t even spell). A Volvo station wagon does the job just fine, and I wouldn’t value the difference. I don’t need to drop $1000 on a bottle of wine at dinner either, since I know I’ll get the same enjoyment from a $35 bottle. > So what is wealth good for, in the end? Besides providing security, it also gives flexibility. After all of the experiences I’ve had, the most important thing I’ve learned about money is that, once you have enough (by the previous definition), you can choose to have less of it in exchange for choosing how to spend your time. And spending your time doing something meaningful to you…that’s worth way more than a Mazerati. >  ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/mbrandolph/status/1860737388773024252)) > Stop thinking you need an MBA. > Stop thinking you need to be in Silicon Valley. > Stop thinking you need investors. > What you need is a tolerance for risk. You need passion. > And above everything, you need an idea. ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/mbrandolph/status/1863259059966885890)) > Nolan Bushnell, the co-founder of Atari, once said something that has always resonated with me. > “Everyone who has taken a shower has had an idea,” he said. > “But it’s the people who get out of the shower, towel off, and do something about it that make the difference. ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/mbrandolph/status/1863634941155946613))