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Blockbuster Had The Opportunity To Buy Netflix For $50 Million But 'Laughed Them Out Of The Room' — A $150 Billion Mistake
Thursday, May 25, 2023 - 12:59pm | 621Netflix Inc., once an unprofitable startup challenging Blockbuster’s dominance in DVD rentals via postal mail, has evolved into an entertainment behemoth. Reflecting on the company’s history, Co-Founder Marc Randolph recalled a pivotal moment when he attempted to sell Netflix to...
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How Billionaire Paul Tudor Jones Is Disrupting NFL Analytics: 'It's Just So Similar To What We Do With Portfolio Optimization'
Sunday, September 18, 2022 - 1:24pm | 513Billionaire hedge-fund manager Paul Tudor Jones and SumerSports CEO Thomas Dimitroff are working on developing technology to help NFL teams make decisions during free agency and the draft, so the optimal combination of players is selected to form the best roster possible....
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Is Wireless Service Google's Next Big Disruption?
Friday, April 4, 2014 - 1:51pm | 534Sources told The Information that Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) executives recently discussed the possibility of offering a full-fledged wireless service in areas where Google Fiber Internet and TV exist. The service would reportedly make Google a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), by which Google...