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In 2000, Blockbuster was worth $5 billion with 9,000 stores worldwide. Netflix was bleeding money and was desperate. Reed Hastings offered to sell Netflix to Blockbuster for just $50 million. Blockbuster said no. Today, Netflix is worth $290 billion. Blockbuster is bankrupt.

But this wasn't just ONE bad decision. Blockbuster had FOUR separate chances to crush Netflix between 2000 and 2010, and rejected every single one.

In this video, I break down:
The real story behind the infamous 2000 meeting (it's worse than you think)
Blockbuster Total Access: How they almost won in 2006, then fired the CEO who could save them
The streaming opportunity they completely ignored in 2007
The psychological blind spot that cost them $5 billion
Why success makes companies blind to disruption

This is the most detailed breakdown of the Blockbuster collapse you'll find anywhere. By the end, you'll understand why disruption doesn't happen because companies are stupid, it happens because they're TOO successful.

TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - The $50 Million Meeting That Changed Everything
0:30 - What Really Happened (Full Story)
1:30 - Blockbuster at Its Peak: The $800M Late Fee Empire
4:30 - Mistake #2: Blockbuster Total Access (They Almost Won)
6:15 - Why They Fired the One CEO Who Could Save Them
7:30 - Mistake #3: Ignoring Streaming Technology
9:10 - The Final Collapse: Bankruptcy in 2010
10:30 - The Lesson: How to Avoid the $5 Billion Mistake
11:15 - The Next Corporate Collapse Story

📊 SOURCES & RESEARCH:
"Netflix: The Epic Battle for America's Eyeballs" by Gina Keating
John Antioco interview, 2010 (Entrepreneur Magazine)
Barry McCarthy (Former Netflix CFO) statements
Blockbuster SEC filings 1999-2010
Reed Hastings interviews (Fortune, Bloomberg)
Harvard Business Review: "How Netflix Reversed Disruption"

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