David Rosenthal: belief

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…In today's conversation, we're talking about (1) how Spotify managed to get to this 500 million number by stacking all these different expansion strategies on top of each other over the years, and (2) we're going to dive into the current moment that Spotify is in. They've entered podcasting in a huge way that has not only changed the experience for consumers, but Spotify as business and their future as a company, which is of course, very interesting to David and I as Acquired’s growth has really exploded on Spotify. Totally. I think we referenced early on in our conversation with Daniel, over 60% of Acquired's audience is now on Spotify, which is up from basically zero years ago. It's wild. In fact, we were so interested in having this conversation that when Spotify asked if we wanted to fly to Stockholm and record in person with Daniel in the Spotify studio, we jumped at the chance. Daniel also foreshadowed some of what's to come with the cousin of podcasting, Audiobooks. We can't wait to hear what you think. Come discuss it after you listen to this episode in the Acquired Slack, acquired.fm/slack. You should subscribe to our interview show, our second show ACQ2. You can find it in any podcast player, and we've had some killer back-to-back discussions with the CEOs of Retool and AngelList both about AI. Without further ado, this show is not investment advice. David, myself, and our guests may have investments or many shares in the companies that we discuss. This show is for informational and entertainment purposes only. Now on to our conversation with Daniel Ek.…

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