Blockbuster

2 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 2 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Apr 21, 2023 by Shellye Archambeau · across every show →

Everything said about Blockbuster, oldest first

Apr 21, 2023 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Archambeau: Blockbuster's CEO dismissed Hastings' pitch, assuming they could buy Netflix
“And I'll never forget, my boss, the CEO at the time of Blockbuster, he just sat back and said, ah, if that ever becomes anything, we'll just buy it.”
Shellye Archambeau Apr 21, 2023 ▶ 23:28 Take bigger risks (with Nordstrom’s Shellye Archambeau)
Jan 30, 2024 negative
Assertion Supported
Archambault: Blockbuster rejected a Netflix merger, assuming it could buy them later
“Reed came out to Blockbuster, and pitched, let's take Blockbuster.com, the brand, let's take Netflix, the technology, put them together, and spit it out, and have Blockbuster.com, Inc. And I'll never forget, my boss, the CEO at the time of Blockbuster, he just…”
Shellye Archambeau Jan 30, 2024 ▶ 41:31 Learn from every “no” | Masters of Scale
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