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What Defines Hulu. Note: This is the original version of… | by Elisa Schreiber | Medium

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[Note: This is the original version of “What Defines Hulu”, written by the founding team. I did not write this document, I am republishing it with permission. This version existed as the company values document from 2007–2014.] These are the things that define Hulu. We are passionate in our opinion that the world has long since exceeded its quota in the mediocrity department. We believe our professional calling is to deliver quality. And not simply run-of-the-mill, five-star quality. For Hulu, nothing less than brain-spray awesome quality* will do, down to the finest detail. This atypically high quality bar leads us to sweat every pixel, every second of transcode, every customer. We have email conversations at 1:12 a.m. regarding how quickly we can make all of the Mary Tyler Moore Show embed screenshots 16:9 as opposed to 4:3 pillar-boxed. Mediocre companies sleep soundly with vertical black bars present. We are insomniacs in the presence of those waywardly rendered images. We believe

What Defines Hulu The Original Version Elisa Schreiber 5 min read · Jan 24, 2015 -- 3 Listen Share [Note: This is the original version of “What Defines Hulu”, written by the founding team. I did not write this document, I am republishing it with permission. This version existed as the company values document from 2007–2014.] These are the things that define Hulu. We are passionate in our opinion that the world has long since exceeded its quota in the mediocrity department. We believe our professional calling is to deliver quality. And not simply run-of-the-mill, five-star quality. For Hulu, no

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