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Daniel Ek of Spotify talks about getting the company's first music licensing deals

Dec 23, 20152:02Watch on YouTube

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WATCH FULL EPISODE: http://thisweekinstartups.com/daniel-ek-spotify/ Daniel Ek started Spotify in 2006 with a vision to revitalize the music industry, by giving consumers unprecedented access to tracks and creating a novel, sustainable business model. Now music-streaming is the norm, every player is in the game — and pioneer Spotify is sitting on top of the world with 20m+ paid subscribers. On stage with Jason at the STHLM TECH FEST, Daniel shares his journey, from starting his first company at 14, to bootstrapping Spotify with his own money, to dealing with competitors, to what’s next for th…