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Land of the Giants

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Today’s “information age” is predominantly powered by five major technology companies: Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Google – or “FAANG”. Each season, we’ll dive into one corporation and examine the ways it’s changed our lives – for better an...Show More

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Netflix vs. Hollywood | Part 1

28:22 | Jul 14th

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Loaning out shows and movies to Netflix used to be a great way for studios to make a little money on the side, until they realized they were training audiences everywhere to watch Netflix. In this epi...Show More

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Netflix wants to be HBO. HBO wants to be Netflix. Who will win?

“Netflix is a team, not a family”

39:12 | Jun 23rd

6 recommendations

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Is working on a team of all-stars, excellent pay, and unlimited vacation worth the stress of constant criticism from co-workers and the knowledge that your boss is considering whether to replace you? ...Show More

epekilis recommended:

I honestly almost had an anxiety attack listening to this. Of course I agree with a merit based work culture, but that’s not what this soun...Show More

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Why You’ll Never Quit Amazon Prime

34:46 | Jul 23rd, 2019

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With over 100 million members, Prime is the engine that’s made Amazon a retailing juggernaut and one of the largest companies in the world. Jason Del Rey explores how Prime came to be, why it’s so eff...Show More

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Great pilot from the Recode team. This episode was full of information about the creation of the Prime membership. At one point a guest ment...Show More

Who really killed Blockbuster Video?

37:27 | Jun 30th

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Netflix killed our trips to the video store and ushered in the streaming era. But when Netflix started out, it was a fraction of the size of Blockbuster. It should have been crushed, and almost was. W...Show More

danny recommended:

Didn't realize how close the Netflix vs blockbuster battle was.

Money to burn; why Wall Street loves NFLX

27:24 | Jul 28th

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Netflix owes around $15 billion, yet it continues to spend money billions each year to fund its original programming. Is this a brilliant move to set it apart from the competition or a house of cards ...Show More

danny recommended:

Netflix has $15B debt. This does a great job of explaining why some people think that's a smart strategy and some are worried.

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Land of the Giants

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