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Insight
Conrad: Pandora misjudged market dynamics by prioritizing radio over on-demand streaming
“The advertising supported sort of radio market was Thirty billion dollar category and recorded music with eight billion dollars. And so we had this idea that we're going to reinvent radio and Spotify and RDO and Apple music and like the 14 other Rhapsody, whic…”
Tom Conrad Nov 26, 2023 ▶ 50:46 Billion dollar failures, and billion dollar success | Tom Conrad (Quibi, Pandora, Pets.com, Zero)
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Conrad: Pandora spent zero dollars on paid acquisition during his tenure
“We never spent any money on paid user acquisition, like literally no dollars the entire time I was there. Because people love the product, and they told their friends about it, and that's how it grew.”
Tom Conrad Nov 26, 2023 ▶ 47:11 Billion dollar failures, and billion dollar success | Tom Conrad (Quibi, Pandora, Pets.com, Zero)
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