Netflix may sell other streamers; Maxwell maps the next career move

Streaming platforms and distribution

Stratechery: Netflix to Sell Streaming Services?, Streamers as Aggregators, Revisiting Roku

1. Netflix may sell other companies' streaming services. The public lede states that Netflix is considering that move. The free page leaves the services, terms, and timeline for subscribers. 1
2. Thompson treats the sale as strategically sound. His first judgment is that the idea is a good one. The free page leaves the operating and financial case behind that judgment for the full Update. 1
3. The same move would close an older ambition. Thompson also calls the sale a let-down for Netflix's original goals and potential pivots. The public takeaway is that tension—good idea, closed path—until the full Update names which goals and pivots he means. 1

Career navigation

Lenny's Newsletter: How to figure out your next career move

1. Progress differs from progression. Maxwell argues that climbing a title ladder will matter less as AI blurs job boundaries. What matters is the progress you need now—autonomy, preparation, recognition, income stability, or another concrete outcome—which may look like a step up, a lateral move, or a step that outsiders read as a step back. The ten-minute exercise is to list the frictions pushing you out and the outcomes pulling you forward, then circle the two or three of each with the most emotional weight. 2
2. Most job searches skip the diagnosis of the quest. From more than 1,000 interviews with people changing jobs, Maxwell and Moesta name four common quests: get out of a situation you can no longer tolerate; regain control over time, workload, or life; regain alignment with strengths and values; or take the next challenge after mastering a chapter. The diagnostic sentence is "More than anything, I need my next move to…," finished with one of those four outcomes. Solving only the loudest surface problem—such as taking a leadership title while renovating a home and wanting more time with young kids—can leave the real quest unmet. 2
3. Build an energy profile before you switch. Maxwell separates competence from energy: work you do well can still drain you, and many IC-to-manager regrets start there. The public method is to audit a month of calendar activity in plain task language, mark energizers and drainers, repeat across prior roles, then cluster themes under specific conditions rather than vague labels like "working with others." That profile becomes the filter for open roles and the questions to ask a hiring manager. The remaining three questions—possible moves, tradeoffs, and whether the current job can still deliver what you need—appear only as titles in the free preview. 2

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