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How Netflix Pivoted From DVD Rentals to Global Streaming Empire
In this episode of The Pivot Podcast, Lucas and Luna revisit Netflix's extraordinary journey from a mail-order DVD service in 1997 to a global streaming and content powerhouse. They focus on the critical 2007-2011 period when Netflix bet the company on streaming, the near-disastrous Qwikster split in 2011, and the strategic shift to original content with House of Cards in 2013. Drawing on specific numbers — 5 million DVDs shipped daily at peak, 33 million streaming subscribers by 2012, $100 million for two seasons of House of Cards — they unpack the decision-making and risks behind each…
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