2. A brief history
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1997 Founded and first DVD rentals in 1998
1999 Implemented subscription-based model
2000 All you can watch model with Cinematch
2000 Offered to Blockbuster for $50m
2002 IPO raising $82.5m
2007 Launched streaming service
2008 Partnerships with Microsoft and SONY
2008 Begins migration to the cloud (AWS)
2016 Cloud migration complete
3. What did Netflix get right?
• Subscription-based business model
• Streaming of content versus home delivery
• Migrated technology to the cloud (after a major system
failure causing three days downtime)
• Built for scale and efficiency – repeatable across the
globe
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4. The ultimate in self-service
• Consume content whenever you want
• Consume the content you care about
• Access content from anywhere
• No waiting for official schedules
• Consume all the content at once
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6. How does this translate to asset management?
• Static PDF reports on a website is not a digital strategy
• A monthly reporting process is the equivalent of a
restrictive TV schedule
• Limiting the analysis in a report is the equivalent to a
small local Blockbuster video library
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7. How does this translate to asset management?
• Not getting feedback or analysis from stakeholders is
the equivalent of blind video lending
• Without analysis, you don’t know what stakeholders are
looking at and enjoying
• Legacy on-premise technology restricts ability to
innovate and creates operational risk
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8. How does this translate to asset management?
• Create a controlled service where stakeholders can help
themselves to analysis content
• Tailor the analysis to the audience, but don’t restrict what is
available – suggest additional content
• Upgrade your process from blind reporting to intelligent
interactive online content
• Utilize the cloud for scale and efficiency
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9. Netflix stock price since launching streaming
+8,081%
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Source: visualcapitalist.com
10. Don’t be a Blockbuster…
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