Season 4, Episode 1: ESPN
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The Big Behemoth of the Getty Empire Is Getty Oil.
CNN's John Sutter looks back at the early days of cable TV company RCA. He recalls a venture capitalist from King of Prussia, Pennsylvania who invested $34,000 in one month. The same sort of philosophy and pitch that Netflix was doing when it started is similar to what they're doing now: trying to raise money for their new service.
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