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=== On Attention Economy and Information Overload ===
=== On Attention Economy and Information Overload ===
"The future of audio is not just music - it's all forms of audio content."<ref name="ref_2023_1">Daniel Ek, ''Stream On Event'' (2023), March 8, 2023, Los Angeles</ref>
"The future of audio is not just music - it's all forms of audio content."<ref name="ref_2023_1">Daniel Ek, ''Stream On Event'' (2023), March 8, 2023, Los Angeles</ref>
=== On Human Capital in Age of AI ===
=== On Human Capital in Age of AI ===
"AI will enable every person to have a personalized DJ and music curator."<ref name="ref_2022_1">Daniel Ek, ''Spotify Investor Day'' (2022), June 8, 2022, New York</ref>
"AI will enable every person to have a personalized DJ and music curator."<ref name="ref_2022_1">Daniel Ek, ''Spotify Investor Day'' (2022), June 8, 2022, New York</ref>
=== On Zero Marginal Cost Society ===
=== On Zero Marginal Cost Society ===
"The marginal cost of distributing content is zero, but the cost of creating great content is not."<ref name="ref_2019_1">Daniel Ek, ''Code Conference'' (2019), September 10, 2019, Interview by Peter Kafka</ref>
"The marginal cost of distributing content is zero, but the cost of creating great content is not."<ref name="ref_2019_1">Daniel Ek, ''Code Conference'' (2019), September 10, 2019, Interview by Peter Kafka</ref>
=== On Network Effects and Platform Monopolies ===
=== On Network Effects and Platform Monopolies ===
"We're not in the music business - we're in the business of moments."<ref name="ref_2020_p14_1">Daniel Ek, ''Financial Times Interview'' (2020), October 5, 2020, p. 14</ref>
"We're not in the music business - we're in the business of moments."<ref name="ref_2020_p14_1">Daniel Ek, ''Financial Times Interview'' (2020), October 5, 2020, p. 14</ref>
=== On Wealth Inequality and Technology ===
=== On Wealth Inequality and Technology ===
"The next billion users will come from markets where data is expensive and phones are cheap."<ref name="ref_2018_1">Daniel Ek, ''Mobile World Congress'' (2018), February 26, 2018, Barcelona</ref>
"The next billion users will come from markets where data is expensive and phones are cheap."<ref name="ref_2018_1">Daniel Ek, ''Mobile World Congress'' (2018), February 26, 2018, Barcelona</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 21:04, 12 August 2025

Daniel Ek[edit]

Biography[edit]

Co-founder and CEO of Spotify, pioneer of music streaming.

Category[edit]

Entrepreneur

Notable Quotes[edit]

On Attention Economy and Information Overload[edit]

"The future of audio is not just music - it's all forms of audio content."[1]

On Human Capital in Age of AI[edit]

"AI will enable every person to have a personalized DJ and music curator."[2]

On Zero Marginal Cost Society[edit]

"The marginal cost of distributing content is zero, but the cost of creating great content is not."[3]

On Network Effects and Platform Monopolies[edit]

"We're not in the music business - we're in the business of moments."[4]

On Wealth Inequality and Technology[edit]

"The next billion users will come from markets where data is expensive and phones are cheap."[5]

References[edit]

  1. Daniel Ek, Stream On Event (2023), March 8, 2023, Los Angeles
  2. Daniel Ek, Spotify Investor Day (2022), June 8, 2022, New York
  3. Daniel Ek, Code Conference (2019), September 10, 2019, Interview by Peter Kafka
  4. Daniel Ek, Financial Times Interview (2020), October 5, 2020, p. 14
  5. Daniel Ek, Mobile World Congress (2018), February 26, 2018, Barcelona