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References ·April 12, 2026 ·reference

Blockbuster

Video rental chain that peaked around 9,000 stores in 2004 and was effectively extinct by 2013, famously destroyed by Netflix and its own refusal to kill the late-fee business model that was printing money. The permanent cautionary tale about strategic inflection points (see Andy Grove) — Blockbuster wasn't killed by technology, it was killed by an addiction to a current revenue line that blocked it from cannibalizing itself. Relevant check for any founder clinging to a feature or pricing model that "works today."

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