Daniel Ek says Spotify’s new CFO, a former defense exec, is ditching his suits for t-shirts as streaming giant breaks fresh records
The streaming giant closed out its first full year of profitability in 2024 while growing listeners to a new record. Just over a year after laying off 1,500 of its workers and parting ways with its ...
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In Spotify's tenth year, Ek is still thinking of new ways to keep his music streaming company thriving. Already a leader in the industry, Spotify focused more on money than music for 2018.
Daniel Ek has opted out of a salary since 2017—but the Spotify CEO already cashed in $178 million worth of shares this year
So is the case of Spotify CEO Daniel Ek, who has treated himself to a significant payday this year in the form of share sales ...
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Spotify is laying off around 6% of its workforce — about 600 employees — as tech job cuts continue to mount
CEO Daniel Ek said in a blog post that the company had made a "difficult but necessary decision" to cut some roles. Ek said he took full responsibility for the layoffs. "Over the next several ...
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Spotify wants to be the Nike of audio. Here's how CEO Daniel Ek plans to do it.
Spotify's CEO, Daniel Ek, wants his company to be the Nike of audio. The best way to achieve that: experimentation. Speaking on the podcast "Invest like the best," hosted by Patrick O'Shaughnessy ...
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Daniel Ek
Daniel Ek is a tech pioneer. Through his music-streaming service, Spotify, which now has more than 100 million users, he and his team have helped transform the way people listen to music and the ...