Pure Software

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Pure Software was founded in October 1991 by Reed Hastings, who later founded Netflix and continues to serve as Netflix's CEO. It was originally designed solely around a debugging tool for engineers called Purify. After consistently doubling its revenue every year for four years, Pure Software went public with the help of Morgan Stanley in August 1995. In August 1996, Pure Software merged with Atria to form Pure Atria Corporation. Later in August... more
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  • 1991

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Reed Hastings

Wilmot Reed Hastings, Jr. (b. 8 October 1960 in Boston, Massachusetts ) is an American businessman and entrepreneur. He is the founder, CEO, president and chairman of the board of Netflix. Hastings attended high school at the Buckingham Browne & Nichols School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His...

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  • 1997

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