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Netflix's $50 Billion Pivot That Blockbuster didn’t see coming In 2000, Netflix offered to sell itself to Blockbuster for $50 million. Blockbuster laughed them out of the room. At the time, Netflix was just mailing DVDs. Streaming wasn’t even a thi

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Vishu Bheda

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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 billion—and no one remembers Blockbuster. Here’s how that rejection ignited one of the greatest business comebacks

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Chamarti Sreekar

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Netflix didn’t just beat Blockbuster—they exploited its biggest weakness. In 2000, Blockbuster made $800M from late fees. Customers hated them. Netflix saw an opportunity. Instead of charging per rental, they launched a $19.99/month unlimited plan.

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Shiv Bharankar

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Netflix📰 lt’s 2000, and Netflix co-founders Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph offer to sell their fledgling DVD rental business to Blockbuster for $50 million. Blockbuster laughs them out of the room. Fast forward to 2025, Netflix boasts over 238 mil

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Havish Gupta

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How Blockbuster's One Offer Almost Killed Netflix! So Blockbuster was founded in 1985 as a movie DVD rental company. They had huge stores, stocks of all movies, and movie reviews from their employees. It was good place to shop at but the pain point

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Havish Gupta

Figuring Out • 1y

Vote for the next series! 1) Analysis of top Y combinater funded startups (even international) 2) How X company beated their competition. For eg: Netflix and Blockbuster 3) Top bootstrapped Startups. Like Zoho, Zerodha 4) Best buisness stretegy

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Nawal

Entrepreneur | Build... • 2m

The Missed Billion-Dollar Mistake No One Talks About 🔥 In 2000, Netflix offered to sell itself to Blockbuster for $50 million. Blockbuster laughed them out of the room. Fast forward — Netflix becomes a $200+ billion behemoth. Blockbuster? A dusty

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Afnan Danish

Founder, Builder, Ob... • 28d

🔍 The Untold Truth About Early-Stage Startups & VC Blindspots Many powerful startups never launch not due to lack of potential, but because of a funding gap in the early stage. Why? Most VC associates reviewing decks and traction aren’t founders.

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Jaswanth Jegan

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"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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