Entrepreneur will step down as CEO next year and become executive chair
Daniel Ek of Spotify
When Daniel Ek founded Spotify in 2006, a viable music product was a “moon shot”. The global music industry was struggling with years of declining sales, online music piracy was rampant, and services like Apple’s iTunes were pricey.
Ek believed if access to music was as easy as turning on a tap – in a way that was legal – users would come.
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