Greg Isenberg
👤 PersonAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Cole's back on the pod. Cole, what are we learning about today?
Cole's back on the pod. Cole, what are we learning about today?
And by the end of this episode, what are people going to get?
And by the end of this episode, what are people going to get?
And by the end of this episode, what are people going to get?
And why does that even matter?
And why does that even matter?
And why does that even matter?
Yes, actually. So let me pull up my tweet ideas note and see if there's something that's half baked. Okay, well, this is literally a half-baked idea.
Yes, actually. So let me pull up my tweet ideas note and see if there's something that's half baked. Okay, well, this is literally a half-baked idea.
Yes, actually. So let me pull up my tweet ideas note and see if there's something that's half baked. Okay, well, this is literally a half-baked idea.
So Reed Hastings had a strange rule. The founder of Netflix had a strange rule in Netflix's early days. No one was allowed to say blockbuster in meetings. Because the reason why is... He basically didn't see them as a competitor. He was like, Netflix wasn't actually competing with Blockbuster. They were competing with Gilt.
So Reed Hastings had a strange rule. The founder of Netflix had a strange rule in Netflix's early days. No one was allowed to say blockbuster in meetings. Because the reason why is... He basically didn't see them as a competitor. He was like, Netflix wasn't actually competing with Blockbuster. They were competing with Gilt.
So Reed Hastings had a strange rule. The founder of Netflix had a strange rule in Netflix's early days. No one was allowed to say blockbuster in meetings. Because the reason why is... He basically didn't see them as a competitor. He was like, Netflix wasn't actually competing with Blockbuster. They were competing with Gilt.
And the reason why is, if you remember the late fees that you used to get from Blockbuster, people felt bad about themselves. They couldn't handle basic adult responsibilities. So it was less about the $3 you had to pay of late fees and more about get your life together, man. Yeah. And then Netflix's whole idea was basically like watch whatever you want whenever you want it.
And the reason why is, if you remember the late fees that you used to get from Blockbuster, people felt bad about themselves. They couldn't handle basic adult responsibilities. So it was less about the $3 you had to pay of late fees and more about get your life together, man. Yeah. And then Netflix's whole idea was basically like watch whatever you want whenever you want it.
And the reason why is, if you remember the late fees that you used to get from Blockbuster, people felt bad about themselves. They couldn't handle basic adult responsibilities. So it was less about the $3 you had to pay of late fees and more about get your life together, man. Yeah. And then Netflix's whole idea was basically like watch whatever you want whenever you want it.
I think there's a piece somewhere in there.
I think there's a piece somewhere in there.
I think there's a piece somewhere in there.