The $150 Billion Mistake Blockbuster Made (And 4 Others Just Like It)

Blockbuster said no to buying Netflix for $50 million. Kodak invented the digital camera — and buried it. Nokia refused Android. Yahoo turned down Google twice. Quibi burned $1.75 billion in six months. Five companies. Five billion-dollar mistakes. One repeating lesson. In this episode of The Metric Report, we break down the exact moment each of these giants had the winning move sitting right in front of them — and chose the losing one instead. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 – Blockbuster: The $50M deal that got laughed out of the room 1:00 – Kodak: The camera they invented, then hid from the world 2:00 – Nokia: The empire that refused to see the iPhone coming 3:00 – Yahoo: The company that said no to Google — twice 4:00 – Quibi: The $1.75B bet that died in six months 📊 THE METRIC REPORT — Facts. Data. Perspective. We break down the numbers behind the biggest wins, losses, and turning points in business. New videos regularly. 🔔 Subscribe for more data-driven breakdowns of the decisions that made — and destroyed — empires. #BusinessMistakes #CorporateFailures #Blockbuster #Kodak #Nokia #Yahoo #Quibi