Spotify-Europachef Michael Krause (#687)

Ein Sprung ins Ungewisse statt sicherer Corporate-Karriere in Deutschland: Nach dem Studium an der WHU wagt Simon Sondern den Schritt nach Afrika und baut sein Business im ostafrikanischen Ruanda auf. Mit der Fortico Group entwickelt er heute unter anderem Immobilien in der Haupt ...  Show more

Eon-CEO Leonhard Birnbaum verantwortet den Ausbau der Adern der Energiewende: Ohne stabile Netze kommt der Wind aus dem Norden nicht in den Süden oder der Solarstrom von den Dächern in die Netze. Im OMR Podcast spricht er über seinen Weg von McKinsey an die Spitze des Konzerns un ...  Show more

We sit down with Spotify CEO Daniel Ek live in Stockholm at Spotify’s amazing HQ studio (check out the video version of this episode — which plays natively on Spotify!). This was an incredibly special and timely conversation: for those who haven’t been paying attention over the p ...  Show more

90% of podcasts struggle with audience growth due to the lack of clear distribution mechanisms and inadequate analytics. Kipp and Kieran are joined by Steph Smith (Podcast Host at a16z) to dive into the 6 content principles that will grow any business’ audience through the lens o ...  Show more

Audio streaming juggernaut Spotify laid off 17% of its workforce today after a large uptick in users and its first profitable quarter since 2021. What are constant layoffs like this doing to the psyche of workers? Plus: KISS lives on as the first US digital avatar band and Alaska ...  Show more

Spotify, a company worth $23 billion, has come out on top of the streaming wars, and yet it’s never made a profit. Daniel Cohen joins Malin to discuss the history of the platform and how it's changed the way music is made and listened to, and the strangeness of streaming culture, ...  Show more