Sweden

6 statements across 1 episodes · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Mar 22, 2023 by Daniel Ek · across every show →

Everything said about Sweden, oldest first

Mar 22, 2023 positive
Opinion
Ek: Free music education explains Sweden's outsized global music success
“And in Sweden, where I grew up, there's actually free music education, which I think explains a lot about how music is so big in that country, and why it's such a big export for us as well.”
Daniel Ek Mar 22, 2023 ▶ 9:26 Spotify's Daniel Ek on how to build trust fast
Mar 22, 2023 neutral
Assertion Supported
Ek: All Personal Income Records Are Public in Sweden
“This notion of private versus public just doesn't exist to the same extent. Like all income is public in Sweden, like every single one.”
Daniel Ek Mar 22, 2023 ▶ 8:32 Spotify's Daniel Ek on how to build trust fast
Mar 22, 2023 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Ek: Quoted $5,000 to deter first web client without knowing HTML
“So about the third time the person asked, I decided to just take an absurd number that I could think of just to make sure I get rid of the person, so I said, well, sure, I'll do it, but I want 5000 dollars to do it, and the person said, done, and I'm like, oh,…”
Daniel Ek Mar 22, 2023 ▶ 12:39 Spotify's Daniel Ek on how to build trust fast
Mar 22, 2023 positive
Disclosure
Ek: Spotify secured label licenses by guaranteeing one year of Swedish revenue
“So going from the beginning where I tried to get everything in all markets and realizing that that wasn't going to work, I decided to shift strategy and instead take a very narrow market where they lost most of it and said, look why, why don't I prove this to …”
Daniel Ek Mar 22, 2023 ▶ 31:15 Spotify's Daniel Ek on how to build trust fast
Mar 22, 2023 neutral
Assertion Supported
Ek: Swedish law lets anyone camp on private land for 24 hours
“If you own a piece of property in Sweden, people are allowed to walk your property. If the property is large enough, they're actually even allowed to tent at your property for 24 hours.”
Daniel Ek Mar 22, 2023 ▶ 7:35 Spotify's Daniel Ek on how to build trust fast
Mar 22, 2023 negative
Assertion Contradicted
Ek: Sweden's music industry had lost over 80% of revenue to piracy
“If you looked at Sweden at that time, I think it had lost more than 80% of its entire revenue base. So it was really in shambles.”
Daniel Ek Mar 22, 2023 ▶ 31:06 Spotify's Daniel Ek on how to build trust fast
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