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Opinion
Why Spotify Is a Fundamentally Worse Business Than Netflix
“Think Spotify is just a fundamentally worse business than Netflix because they don't have the luxury of owning their own content and turning variable costs into fixed costs.”
Alex Lieberman Mar 4, 2024 ▶ 4:29 7 Powers: The Foundations of Business Strategy
Insight
Native podcast discoverability on Apple and Spotify is incredibly difficult
“Having built-in distribution is so important to be successful with podcasts because discoverability, as in people searching and finding your show through the major podcast players like Spotify or Apple, is incredibly bad and difficult.”
Alex Lieberman Apr 30, 2024 ▶ 13:58 Founder’s Journal’s Next Chapter
Insight
Lieberman: Record labels still maintain leverage over music software platforms like Spotify
“It is interesting to see that even with software eating the world, record labels have continued to wield a ton of power that has taken away leverage from software businesses in the space like Spotify.”
Alex Lieberman Mar 8, 2024 ▶ 10:28 Why Software is Eating the World
Opinion
Pujji: Spotify Wrapped Is One of the Best Growth Loops
“I think it's like the, one of the best growth loops out there, right? And a growth loop people talk a lot about is essentially something you do that allows, that wants people to share it, to drive more and more growth.”
Jesse Pujji Dec 6, 2022 ▶ 8:39 The Genius of Spotify Wrapped and How to Copy It, and How to Sell Your Business for 9 Figures
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