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Streaming's Profitability Trap
- Streaming pushed companies to prioritize subscriber growth over profitability, creating unsustainable losses for many legacy media firms.
- The revenue ceiling is lower while content costs and investor demand for near-term profits have risen, forcing a strategic reckoning.
Raise Enough Runway In A Downturn
- Give startups enough runway when raising now so they don't need to return to a weak market soon after their raise.
- Slow deployment and increase diligence in this environment to pick stronger opportunities and avoid overpaying.
Time Is The Real Competitor
- Streaming is accelerating cord-cutting and pulling premium content off linear TV, shifting advertiser attention to digital channels.
- The real competitor for viewers' time is platforms like TikTok, not just rival streamers, which reshapes ad markets and content strategies.