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Season 3, Episode 8: Netflix (Part 1)
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Length:
91 minutes
Released:
Nov 12, 2018
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Podcast episode
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Join the Acquired Limited Parter program! (works best on mobile) In a world ravaged by late fees and lack of rewinding, one man two men from a sleepy California beach town make a stand against tyranny, daringly dethrone an evil empire and… oh who are we kidding, they just copied Amazon’s business plan for books and applied it to movie rentals. But as always there is much more to the story than that! We dive into the fascinating, true, and oft-untold history of Netflix in our first two-part special on Acquired. Part 1 covers Netflix’s original DVD rental business from founding to 2009, and next time on Part 2 we’ll cover the (rocky) transition to streaming from 2010 to present. Buckle up for a wild ride! Links: Netflix’s original logo Carve Outs: Ben: The Good Place on… Netflix! David: The Broken Earth Series by N. K. Jemisin Sponsor: Thanks to Silicon Valley Bank for sponsoring all of Acquired Season 3. You can get in touch with Theron McCollough, who you heard at the beginning of this podcast, here.
Released:
Nov 12, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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