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Daniel Ek – The Future of Audio - [Invest Like the Best, EP.147]
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My guest this week is Daniel Ek, the founder and CEO of Spotify.
In my conversations with Daniel, I’ve found him to be one of the most interesting and thoughtful business leaders in the world. You’ll see what I mean as you listen to our conversation.
We talk about Spotify plenty, but what I so enjoy about Daniel is his way of thinking in systems and frameworks. He is committed to evolution, innovation, and growth for both himself and for Spotify and is on my shortlist of CEOs to emulate.
This was one of my favorite conversations on the podcast, I hope you enjoy it.
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Show Notes
– (first question) – Management lessons from a Dubai chocolate maker
– Trends shaping the business landscape today: globalization, automation, and digitation
– How he thinks about the vertical integration of his business and scale
– Are companies doing a good job adjusting to the changes in the global business landscape
– How does Spotify view scale moving forward
– What trends has he seen among creators as a result of the Spotify platform
– The community benefit that has been created by the platform
– Intimacy of audio
– Creating an environment that continues to spur innovation
– Star vs constellation business strategy
– Measuring network health
– Spotify Originals and what his competition in the video market is doing
– How podcasts play into the growth strategy
– How did he solve the problem of competing with free
– Is their strategy repeatable, going after fractured suppliers
– Role of the CEO in a startup
– Others who have taught him great business lessons
– Kindest thing anyone has done for Daniel
Learn More
For more episodes go to InvestorFieldGuide.com/podcast.
Sign up for the book club, where you’ll get a full investor curriculum and then 3-4 suggestions every month at InvestorFieldGuide.com/bookclub
Follow Patrick on twitter at @patrick_oshag
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