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Likes David Senra. Likes Taylor Swift. Likes Joe Rogan.

18 May 2023 Acquired Spotify CEO Daniel Ek

“I love seeing people like yourself, David Senra, Taylor Swift, Joe Rogan, or whoever, that are really deep on whatever they're passionate about.”

— Daniel Ek

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Daniel Ek
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recommendation
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18 May 2023
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Acquired

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…That wasn't true back in the radio era. The question is, what's the analogy? Was it that that's the right model? Or was it actually that having multiple revenue models was always the answer? There happened to be a moment in time where recorded music was the prevalent revenue source. I don't know. I certainly don't say that to try to shy away from our role. My goal is, I think these people genuinely, whether you're a podcaster, whether you're musician, are insanely creative people. I love seeing people like yourself, David Senra, Taylor Swift, Joe Rogan, or whoever, that are really deep on whatever they're passionate about. They're able to get across the microphone and have lots of people that can resonate with them. That opens up so much more opportunities. One of the things we learned on the LVMH episode is that Rihanna became the first female recording artist billionaire because of Fenty Beauty. Imagine that in the CD era. That wouldn't have happened.…

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