CFO Bookshelf

A Blockbuster Failure

Jun 24, 2022

01:02:29

Highlights

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Episode notes

How Did Revenue Sharing Hurt Blackbuster?

04:59

Blockbust's Supply Chain Decision

03:30

The One or Two Things Hollywood Did That Block Buster Was Not

02:10

Introduction

2min

The Block Buster Story

3min

The Biggest Myth About Block Buster Failing

2min

Blockbuster - The Origin Story

3min

Wall Street Is Questioning Its Cash Flow

2min

What Quotes Do You Want to Read?

3min

Video Rentals - When Did B Get Into the Video Rental Business?

4min

Video Central

5min

The One or Two Things Hollywood Did That Block Buster Was Not

2min

10.

What's the Key to a Blockbuster?

4min

11.

How Did Revenue Sharing Hurt Blackbuster?

5min

12.

Blockbuster - Where Was Where Was He or She?

2min

13.

Blockbuster and DVD - The Foundation for Their Failure

4min

14.

How Many Times Was Crimson Tide Leased at Your Store?

5min

15.

The Impact of the Supply Chain

2min

16.

Blockbust's Supply Chain Decision

3min

17.

Black Buster - The Classic Case of High Growth Companies

3min

18.

Is Streaming a Commodity?

2min

19.

What's Your Favorite Author?

3min

20.

CFO, Every CFO Should Read This Book

1min

21.

Book Review - Biltofal by Lan Paine and Igain Allan

2min

If you think Netflix was the cause of Blockbuster's failure, you'll change your mind after you hear Alan Payne explain the reasons for this company's demise.

Alan was a longtime owner of a chain of successful Blockbuster stores. He was also featured in the Netflix 2020 documentary, The Last Blockbuster.

Alan's new book is Built to Fail, and we learn four reasons for Blockbuster's eventual bankruptcy which started with poor leadership at the CEO level.