Spotify

9 statements across 8 episodes · 3 bullish · 1 bearish · 8 people on the record · first statement Feb 2, 2016 by Frank Meehan · said 64 times in 29 episodes since 2016 · across every show →

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Everything said about Spotify, oldest first

Feb 2, 2016 neutral
Assertion Contradicted
Horizons Ventures backed Spotify in 2010 when it was only in Sweden
“You know, we went into Spotify when they were still just in Sweden and just watched as it grew out. That's 2010.”
Frank Meehan Feb 2, 2016 ▶ 3:07 He Sits on Spotify Board
Dec 23, 2017
Disclosure
Prusz: WPP bids through Rubicon Project for Wall Street Journal, Spotify, and eBay
“So you have WPP, which is the world's largest agency holding company bidding on behalf of thousands of advertisers. They'll bid through our platform on publishers such as Wall Street Journal, eBay, Spotify, NBC even the most premium brands in the business.”
Joe Prusz Dec 23, 2017 ▶ 3:04 882 AdTech: $250m on $1b Ad Spend as Rubicon Project Enters Header Bidding Space
Aug 1, 2018 positive
Disclosure
Rossler: Spotify and Lush Cosmetics are UserBrain customers
“Customers are, for example Spotify is one of them or Lush cosmetics.”
Stefan Rossler Aug 1, 2018 ▶ 13:21 1103 When should he quit his agency and go all in on software?
Sep 11, 2019
Disclosure
mParticle Counts Starbucks, Walmart, Airbnb, and Spotify as Customers
“And we work with some of the largest brands in the world from Starbucks and Walmart, McDonald's to Airbnb, Spotify, Venmo, you name it.”
Michael Katz Sep 11, 2019 ▶ 1:37 1509 How mParticle Hit $36m ARR, 150% Net Revenue Retention Helping F500 Brands Manage User Records
Dec 5, 2019
Disclosure
Starred scales customer base to 250 enterprise and tech clients
“We are working for 250 clients on the one hand for big corporates like Nestle Heineken DHL, but also for many tech companies like Spotify Deliveroo, Takeaway”
Lars van Wieren Dec 5, 2019 ▶ 2:03 1594 The Main Reason He Took $1.5m Government Loan at 4% Instead of VC
Dec 5, 2019 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Spotify expanded its Starred usage from two countries to twenty
“For instance, Spotify, we first signed them in the Netherlands and Belgium, and they're now using it in like 20 countries.”
Lars van Wieren Dec 5, 2019 ▶ 11:25 1594 The Main Reason He Took $1.5m Government Loan at 4% Instead of VC
Sep 13, 2020 negative
Insight
Dimitrov: Consumers pay for Spotify but refuse to pay for extensions
“People are not really used to paying for extensions. And yeah, it's quite strange because they would pay like nine dollars for Spotify per month, but nine dollars for dark mode, unacceptable.”
Stanislav Dimitrov Sep 13, 2020 ▶ 8:36 NightEye App Lands 2500 Customers Using Unique SEO Fiverr Writing Stratetgy
Sep 19, 2020 neutral
Disclosure
Hewitt: Castos combines podcast hosting with done-for-you production services
“We're a podcast hosting and analytics provider that also has a built-in production service. So for shows like this, for folks who want to kind of host their podcast distributed to places like, you know, Apple Podcasts and Spotify, that's what we do, provide an…”
Craig Hewitt Sep 19, 2020 ▶ 2:08 Castos Helps Podcasters Distribute Content, $480k in ARR
Apr 9, 2021 bullish
Opinion
Consumers prefer holding equity over paying monthly SaaS subscriptions
“We want to build a platform that enables people to have the option of paying 10 dollars a month for Spotify or owning two shares of their stock. And if you could have that choice, I feel like most people would choose to own two shares of their stock, given tha…”
Max Metcalfe Apr 9, 2021 ▶ 18:11 The First SaaS on BitClout will Replace Substack, Patreon
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