Season 3, Episode 8: Netflix (Part 1)

In a world ravaged by late fees and lack of rewinding, one man
two men from a sleepy California beach town make a stand against
tyranny, daringly dethrone an evil empire and… oh who are we
kidding, they just copied Amazon’s business plan for books and
applied it to movie rentals. But as always there is much more to
the story than that! We dive into the fascinating, true, and
oft-untold history of Netflix in our first two-part special on
Acquired. Part 1 covers Netflix’s original DVD rental business
from founding to 2009, and next time on Part 2 we’ll cover the
(rocky) transition to streaming from 2010 to present. Buckle up
for a wild ride!


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