The Spotify Biography is a podcast about the 20 year history, of the unlikely story of how two Swedish founders (Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon) created the most valuable music company in the world, against all odds. Turning Spotify into a $100 Billion Company, and saving the music industry against all odds. This is, the history of Spotify, told in a narrative form in under 90 minutes ---- I spent 4 months. Reading. Researching. Writing and Scripting this podcast. This is the most comprehensive, narrative recounting of the company's history. For more context. Two things changed my life this year. Eric Glyman being kind enough to say yes to do a podcast with me in March (it's the first episode on the channel). And the podcasting greats Patrick O' Shaughnessy, and David Senra , giving me advice for this podcast. ( "Difference for the sake of it in everything” – James Dyson) That’s why I’m going in this new direction. I’m doubling down on my natural drift. Namely; Distilling Company Histories Into Narrative Form. Daniel Ek has said that the biggest difference between audio books and podcasts is the business model. Not the content. I hope this new type of podcast blurs that line even more. I’m pouring so much into these episodes, the “sawdust” of my research is literally a 150+ page book on the company's history. I hope you enjoy this episode, please message me if you have any questions or concerns about the accuray please email me [email protected]. If you want to see the source for the voice-overs including Steve Jobs, you can find that here: ⁠https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zlFpyTzZMjWMQopy4tSA4nRynz7mMfX7HMpP7Yb64WE/edit?usp=sharing⁠ -- Twitter: ⁠https://x.com/WouterTeunissen ⁠ Newsletter; ⁠https://biography.beehiiv.com/ ⁠

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