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Business Wars (Ad-free)

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  • Netflix vs. HBO. Nike vs. Adidas. Business is war. Sometimes the prize is your wallet or your attention. Sometimes, it’s just the fun of beating the other guy. The outcome of these battles shapes what we buy and how we live. Business Wars gives you the unauthorized, real story of what drives these companies and their leaders, inventors, investors and executives to new heights -- or to ruin. Hosted by David Brown, former anchor of Marketplace. From Wondery, the network behind Dirty John and American History Tellers.
    ©2022 Wondery (P)2022 Wondery
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  • Introducing: Business Wars (Ad-free)

    Introducing: Business Wars (Ad-free)
    Jan 19 2018
    Netflix-HBO. Nike-Adidas. Business is war. Sometimes the prize is your wallet. Sometimes your attention. Sometimes just the fun of beating the other guy. From Wondery, the network behind Dirty John and American History Tellers. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    1 min
  • Netflix vs Blockbuster - Sudden Death | 1 (Ad-free)

    Netflix vs Blockbuster - Sudden Death | 1 (Ad-free)
    Feb 6 2018
    This is Episode 1 of an 8-part series on the brutal business battle between Netflix and Blockbuster, and later HBO. It all started around 1997, with a guy named Marc Randolph and his mathematician friend Reed Hastings. Randolph and Hastings knew they’d have to take on Blockbuster, but what they didn’t anticipate was that their business model would take on network television and eventually change the entire movie industry. This was an 8-year total war that left innumerable casualties in its wake: thousands of hollowed out buildings and economic losses in the billions. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    27 mins
  • Netflix vs Blockbuster - Origins | 2 (Ad-free)

    Netflix vs Blockbuster - Origins | 2 (Ad-free)
    Feb 6 2018
    After Hastings pleaded with Antioco to buy Blockbuster Online, Antioco agreed to present Hasting’s proposal to the board. What he didn’t tell him was that he was pushing the board to reject the offer so Netflix would wither and die. Meanwhile, Netflix was struggling to gain legitimacy in Hollywood. Netflix quickly realized that before it could take on the Hollywood gods, it would have to slay Blockbuster. Support us by supporting our sponsors! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    19 mins
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Great Business Stories

You learn about some of your favorite brands, how they grew, and all presented in a professional manner.

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Excellent insightful podcast

Lots of great business strategies behind the scene. More insightful than an MBA strategy class.

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Awesome Show!

Really exciting and enjoyable to listen to. Good stories, music, and narrator. Among my favorites!

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Engaging and entertaining!

Fun listening and great insights! Appreciate the suggestions for further reading/research and enjoy the exposure to businesses that I wasn’t fully aware of prior

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I tell everyone about this podcast

Amazing production value, great entertainment, so easy to listen

I find myself reacting to these stories, the pull me in, and make the work hours flow

My wife even wants to start listening to them now

Learning some of the backgrounds and histories of companies and their founders, getting historical education, listening to the wars i lived through and the flood of memories while doing so

These podcasts have helped with my outlook, my business, and helped me see errors in my thinking with my own company

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love this series

listen to entire series to current, love it!!! I'm anxiously waiting for the next episode

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Crapulent

Worthless. Meaningless. Moronic. Two halfwits yammering about nothing. Could have been a classic. But, nooooooo!

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