Just woke up in a timeline where Microsoft's throwing $59B valuation at Anthropic-
Wild theory time: What if Microsoft's getting tired of Sam's 3am "we should experiment with other partnerships" texts? 🫣
Imagine the awkward board meetings:
Microso
“Netflix is a Joke”
WEIRD Marketing Strategy #15
Out of nowhere mysterious “Netflix is a joke” billboards popped up in busy neighborhoods in Los Angeles and New York.
People started talking about these mysterious black and white billboards.
Some as
Short people here? A job opportunity has come up for you: Tesla is looking for individuals with a height between 170 and 180 cm for training the humanoid robot Optimus.
You will need to wear a special motion capture suit for 8 hours a day. They prom
"Netflix lost almost a Million Subscribers"
Bankruptcy to Billions #7
Netflix turnaround from significant crisis
In 2011 Netflix announced a change in its pricing and subscription plans. Initially customers could subscribe both DVD rentals and str
Koo shut down trying to replace Twitter (X).
Twitter thrives on drama and toxicity, and Koo thought they could do build a platform free of this toxicity.
Newsflash: no drama, no audience.
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Looking at this as a Netflix vs Blockbuster moment :x
How Netflix started ?
The $2 Billion Mistake: Blockbuster's Netflix Blunder
How does a single decision reshape an entire industry?
In 2000, Netflix offered to sell to Blockbuster for $50 million.
Blockbuster laughed it off.
Fast forward:
2002:
In 2001, Netflix begged Blockbuster to buy them for $50 million.
But Blockbuster laughed at them.
Today, Netflix is worth over $350 billion—and no one remembers Blockbuster.
Here’s how that rejection ignited one of the greatest business comebacks