Spotify

includes Spotify Partner Program

7 statements across 7 episodes · 3 bullish · 3 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Jun 25, 2021 by Jason Calacanis · said 129 times in 55 episodes since 2021 · across every show →

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2024 9 mentions in 5 episodes 2 per episode
2023 15 mentions in 8 episodes 2 per episode
2022 41 mentions in 11 episodes 4 per episode
2021 32 mentions in 17 episodes 2 per episode

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Everything said about Spotify, oldest first

Jun 25, 2021 neutral
What-if
Calacanis: Apple lowering App Store fee to 15% would end developer backlash
“If Apple just made the take rate 15%, this entire thing goes away. Epic Games feels great. Spotify's feel great.”
Jason Calacanis Jun 25, 2021 ▶ 1:08:39 E37: NYC rejects far-left candidates, new developments in lab leak theory, App Store breakup & more
Oct 16, 2021 negative
Insight
Sacks: Media platforms defend free speech for bottom-line interest, not principle
“I don't completely trust these companies that if it wasn't massively in their bottom line interest, that they would have stood up for free speech.”
David Sacks Oct 16, 2021 ▶ 50:50 E51: Supply Chain Shortages, Inflation, DeSantis, Ted Sarandos Netflix Memo, Cancel Culture, Fan Q&A
Feb 5, 2022 negative
Insight
Friedberg: Internet platforms are de facto publishers, not neutral access tools
“And in all these cases, from Google, to YouTube, to Twitter, and now to Spotify, the idea of being just an access, a platform for access is proving to be wrong. All of them are de facto publishers.”
David Friedberg Feb 5, 2022 ▶ 1:12:35 E66: $FB's big drop, Rogan/Spotify mess, Xi/Putin meetup & supply chain issues with Ryan Petersen
Feb 12, 2022 positive
Assertion Supported
Chamath: Spotify committed $100M to underrepresented groups following Rogan backlash
“And so what Spotify said when they explained the decision to not de-platform Joe Rogan was that they would take the exact equivalent economic value of what they were paying them, him, a hundred million dollars, and invested in underrepresented, historically un…”
Chamath Palihapitiya Feb 12, 2022 ▶ 12:12 E67: Revisiting Rogan, Canadian truckers' protest, fusion breakthrough, $MSFT's savvy move & more
Sep 22, 2023 positive
Assertion Partly supported
Friedberg: Spotify traded at or above its direct listing price
“Spotify went public via direct listing. The stock actually traded up after the direct listing. It went down a little bit after, but it continued to trade up, you know, into the 20, 21 era. And today it's trading at or above what it was trading at during the di…”
David Friedberg Sep 22, 2023 ▶ 39:10 E146: Did the Fed break the VC model? Plus IPOs, M&A, revaluing unicorns & more
Mar 22, 2024 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Chamath: Apple is 50-50 against Epic and effectively lost to Spotify
“So they're kind of fifty-fifty in their fight with Epic. They've basically lost against their fight with Spotify.”
Chamath Palihapitiya Mar 22, 2024 ▶ 3:34 E171: DOJ sues Apple, AI arms race, Reddit IPO, Realtor settlement & more
Apr 3, 2025 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Williamson earned more on Spotify than YouTube AdSense in early 2025
“We were a part of the partner program For January and February, and we made more money from them with only 10% of our catalog uploaded than the entirety of our YouTube AdSense.”
Chris Williamson Apr 3, 2025 ▶ 1:20:29 All-In Live from Austin: Colin and Samir, Chris Williamson, and Bryan Johnson
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