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How Netflix Pivoted From DVDs to Streaming Empire
In this episode, Lucas and Luna dive into Netflix's audacious pivot from mailing DVDs to dominating streaming. They reveal the specific moment in 2007 when Netflix had only 7.5 million subscribers and faced a fragile streaming technology, yet bet the company on a future most analysts dismissed. Lucas explains the key decision to unbundle streaming from DVD rentals, the near-disaster of Qwikster in 2011 that cost 800,000 subscribers, and how Netflix's focus on original content starting with House of Cards in 2013 cemented its lead. Luna brings data on Netflix's $6 billion…
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