Spotify CEO Daniel Ek has realized laying off 1,500 people at one go may have created a 'significant challenge' for Spotify's day-to-day operations
Laying off 1,500 people in December ended up creating a "significant challenge" for Spotify, the company's CEO Daniel Ek said ...
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's Daniel Ek defends Joe Rogan while acknowledging that the Neil Young COVID-19 flap caught him off guard
He might wear the crown of the most powerful person in music (at least according to Billboard circa 2017), but that doesn’t mean Sweden’s Daniel Ek isn ... Joe Rogan-Neil Young flap.
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You Can Almost Hear Spotify CEO Daniel Ek Sweating In New Q&A Session Quotes
It’s been a tough week for Spotify CEO Daniel Ek. Since folk singer Neil Young sparked a movement of artists taking their music off the streaming service rather than share a platform with podcaster ...
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Ek’s company has accomplished that thanks to a shrewd cocktail of cost-cutting and subscriber growth, even as it raised prices for the second time in a year. Spotify’s next pursuit?
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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 founder forays into healthcare industry, launches new startup
Music streaming platform Spotify founder Daniel Ek has launched a new startup called Neko Health based in Sweden, which specialises in providing body scans powered by artificial intelligence (AI).