Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Everyone says Blockbuster died because it laughed at Netflix. That’s not the full story. At its peak, it was pulling in $800M a year from late fees and outgrowing Netflix online. Then a boardroom battle changed everything. This isn’t about missing the future. It’s about what happens when profit becomes a trap.
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Everyone says Blockbuster died because it laughed at Netflix. That’s not the full story. At its peak, it was pulling in $800M a year from late fees and outgrowing Netflix online. Then a boardroom battle changed everything. This isn’t about missing the future. It’s about what happens when profit becomes a trap.
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About HubSpot:
HubSpot is a customer platform that provides education, software, and support to help businesses grow better. The platform includes marketing, sales, service, commerce, operations, and website management products that start free and scale to meet our customers’ needs at any stage of growth. Today, thousands of customers around the world use HubSpot’s powerful and easy-to-use tools and apps to attract, engage, and delight customers.
#TheHustle #HubSpot
