Acquisition Competition Media Netflix 
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
This is true whether it’s physical products or media products. Think about the tension between media companies and cable operators like last year when Viacom threatened to pull Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, MTV, BET, etc. companies that have to spend too heavily on customer acquisition). from Charter’s subscribers. Get Physical!
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 14, 2017
He talks in detail about ten of the key challenges that Facebook faced in their growth, to move from a tiny social media upstart to one of the most successful companies in the world. Revenue and competitive position followed. For many companies, the long game is choosing the right strategic partners and acquisitions.
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Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 17, 2022
He talks in detail about ten of the key challenges that Facebook faced in their growth, to move from a tiny social media upstart to one of the most successful companies in the world. Revenue and competitive position followed. For many companies, the long game is choosing the right strategic partners and acquisitions.
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 25, 2016
After a year in the market, MakeSpace was growing rapidly and our biggest issue was CAC (customer acquisition costs) relative to payback period (when we get our marketing investment back) and relative to LTV (lifetime value). It is Blockbuster video in the dawn of Netflix. Competition. Our centralization is their achilles heel.
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 15, 2019
He talks in detail about ten of the key challenges that Facebook faced in their growth, to move from a tiny social media upstart to one of the most successful companies in the world. Revenue and competitive position followed. For many companies, the long game is choosing the right strategic partners and acquisitions.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 12, 2010
In the media NYC is “hot” right now yet having just spent 6 days in NY I heard many similar stories as I get in LA: not enough VC and hard to get great tech resources. We talked about the analogies between what NetFlix achieved in movies and whether this is relevant to the book market. Online text book rental service.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 27, 2017
It’s amazing how many proposals I see that are “me too” with only slight or abstract differentiation from other social media sites, ride sharing, or collaboration tools. Examples of being first include Netflix for movies and TV and Redfin for real estate. Ride the network effect to more users than anyone.
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