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In 2001, Netflix begged Blockbuster to buy them for $50 million. But Blockbuster laughed at them. Today, Netflix is worth over $350 billionā€”and no one remembers Blockbuster. Hereā€™s how that rejection ignited one of the greatest business comebacks

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That $50 million Netflix offer now looks like a joke now

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