Netflix co-founder Marc Randolph shares father's handwritten note with 'rules for success': 'Don’t knock, don’t complain'

Marc Randoplh revealed that he had shared the same rules with his children while the original copy was next to his bathroom door.

Netflix co-founder Marc Randolph recently took to social media to share a note given to him by his father when he was 21 years old and having graduated from college, with seven "rules for success".

Writing on X (formerly Twitter), Randolph spoke about how his father urged him to always do 10 per cent more than what he had been asked to do and remain open minded, yet skeptical in life.

"When I was twenty-one years old, fresh out of college and about to start my first job, my father gave me a handwritten list of instructions. Here are my dad's rules for success. Do at least 10% more than you are asked. Never, ever, to anybody, present as fact, opinions on things you don’t know. Take great care and discipline. Be courteous and considerate always— up and down," he wrote on the social media platform.

When I was twenty-one years old, fresh out of college and about to start my first job, my father gave me a handwritten list of instructions.

Here are my dad's rules for success: • Do at least 10% more than you are asked. • Never, ever, to anybody, present as fact, opinions… pic.twitter.com/JOEIYxctcG — Marc Randolph (@mbrandolph) June 1, 2024

Randolph also said that his father urged him to stick to "constructive, serious criticism" and stay courteous and considerate all the time. He also revealed that he had shared the same rules with his children while the original copy was next to his bathroom door.

The post saw a lot of replies from users, who praised Randolph's father for the note.

"Solid list! Love the idea of passing down a handwritten note. Might have to do something similar as the kids go off to college," one user wrote.

"Seems like your dad’s list is the cheat sheet to adulthood we all needed," another user wrote.