Netflix KILLED Its Own Business to Survive 🚨 (Blockbuster Didn’t)

In the 2000s, Netflix dominated DVD rentals. But Reed Hastings saw streaming coming.

To survive, he made the brutal choice: kill the DVD business — their biggest revenue stream — and bet the company’s future on streaming.

It worked. Netflix became a giant.

Blockbuster didn’t pivot. And they’re gone.

💡 Lesson: Comfort kills companies. Growth requires hard choices.

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