10: In pursuit of the perfect session - a DJ just for you
We’re back! And today we dig into Spotify’s AI DJ. Since its inception, radio provided a music format that was convenient and simple, but fa...
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Spotify: A Product Story
A miniseries about product strategy, offering on a weekly basis, a glimpse into the decisions that have guided Spotify’s product evolution. Hosted by Gustav Söderström, Spotify's Chief R&D O...
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13 episodes
Explained: The conspiracy to make AI seem harder than it is! by Gustav Söderström
2023 may be a year that people still speak about 100 years from now, the year computers passed the Turing test! You know what these things c...
09: Building the future of audio
What’s Spotify up to next? Tune in to the season finale to hear about Spotify’s plans for the future of audio and the brand new formats that...
08: When to build vs buy - and when to open source
This is the story of Backstage -- a “platform of platforms”, built by Spotify and open to anyone as open source software. Tune in to hear in...
07: Spotify’s podcast bet
How do you go “from zero to one”? In this episode, you’ll learn how Spotify managed to enter a market late: a market that was already domina...
06: Hardware is hard
In this episode you’ll learn about Spotify’s journey into the painful complicated world of hardware. You’ll hear how we worked our way down...
05: When your winning bet becomes your losing bet
This episode is especially geared towards CEOs/CTOs that have to "kill their darlings" and make hard choices. Listen to Google employee numb...
04: Human vs Machine
Will AI truly replace us humans when it comes to music? Listen to machine learning (ML) legend Andrew Ng and Spotify insiders on what it rea...
03: This party is going to end
This episode tells the story of how Spotify went into negative growth and nearly didn’t survive to it’s 5th birthday as the world around us...
02: How do you charge for nothing?
In this episode we tackle how Spotify went from being a popular free desktop app - but that nobody paid for - to being a mobile app that peo...
01: How do you steal from a pirate?
This is the story behind Spotify’s first product -- the desktop app. We explore how the first iteration of Spotify came to be, and identify...
00: The most epic battle in music history
This is where the Spotify product story begins. In this episode, we dive into the world that set the stage for Spotify and the streaming mus...
Introducing Spotify: A Product Story
Product lessons from Spotify's past and future, hosted by Chief R&D Officer Gustav Söderström.