Visionary:Daniel Ek
Daniel Ek
Biography
Co-founder and CEO of Spotify, pioneer of music streaming.
Category
Entrepreneur
Notable Quotes
On Attention Economy and Information Overload
"The future of audio is not just music - it's all forms of audio content."[1]
On Human Capital in Age of AI
"AI will enable every person to have a personalized DJ and music curator."[2]
On Zero Marginal Cost Society
"The marginal cost of distributing content is zero, but the cost of creating great content is not."[3]
On Network Effects and Platform Monopolies
"We're not in the music business - we're in the business of moments."[4]
On Wealth Inequality and Technology
"The next billion users will come from markets where data is expensive and phones are cheap."[5]
References
- ↑ Daniel Ek, Stream On Event (2023), March 8, 2023, Los Angeles
- ↑ Daniel Ek, Spotify Investor Day (2022), June 8, 2022, New York
- ↑ Daniel Ek, Code Conference (2019), September 10, 2019, Interview by Peter Kafka
- ↑ Daniel Ek, Financial Times Interview (2020), October 5, 2020, p. 14
- ↑ Daniel Ek, Mobile World Congress (2018), February 26, 2018, Barcelona