The Boardroom Tapes05/18/2026, 18:59:07
In the year 2000, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings flew to Dallas and offered to sell his company to Blockbuster for fifty million dollars. Blockbuster said no. This episode reconstructs that boardroom moment — the decision, the dissent already on the table, the actual outcome, and a disciplined look at what might have happened if Blockbuster had said yes.
The Meeting Where Blockbuster Passed on Netflix
In the year 2000, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings flew to Dallas and offered to sell his company to Blockbuster for fifty million dollars. Blockbuster said no. This episode reconstructs that boardroom moment — the decision, the dissent already on the table, the actual outcome, and a disciplined look at what might have happened if Blockbuster had said yes.
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