Ek: Long-form podcasts allow nuanced elaboration unlike 30-second journalist interviews
Daniel Ek · Spotify CEO Daniel Ek · Acquired · May 18, 2023 · at 0:18
Spotify founder and CEO Daniel Ek contrasts the format of long-form podcasts with traditional press interviews while warming up before recording.
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“Unlike you talking to a journalist, et cetera, it's truly a conversation one, and the second part is, There's enough time to actually elaborate on the thought and the idea. Whereas you have to be so succinct in how you express your idea and truly get it across in 30 seconds or like you lose the moment and the journalists want to move on.”
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