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
"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
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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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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