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Podcast: Acquired
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Season 3, Episode 9: Netflix (Part 2)
Category: Technology
Duration: 01:24:29
Publish Date: 2018-11-25 20:24:30
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We complete our two-part Netflix special with the company’s bold transition to streaming, including of course the most (in)famous spin-out in business history. Rising from the ashes of Qwikster, we chronicle Netflix’s rebirth as a media company and long journey back to the top of the FAANG mountaintop!

 

Links:

  • Netflix’s Qwikster apology video: https://youtu.be/c8Tn8n5CIPk
  • SNL parody of the apology video: https://bit.ly/2PWEyyZ
  • Evolution of Netflix home page: https://read.bi/2KvHdte
  • The Chaos Monkey: https://bit.ly/1qkqDxZ 
  • Benedict Evans’ chart of FAANG stocks: https://bit.ly/2r3D72A

 

Carve Outs:

  • Ben: Kevin Rose interviews Matthew Walker on sleep: https://bit.ly/2LpIl5v
  • David: Justin O’Beirne on Apple’s new Maps: https://bit.ly/2zrQ76Z

 

Sponsor:

  • Thanks to Silicon Valley Bank for sponsoring all of Acquired Season 3. You can get in touch with Al Guerrero, who you heard at the beginning of this podcast, here: https://bit.ly/2AjQZtJ , and read his Medium post here: https://bit.ly/2zpibb3
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