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 the four biggest lessons learned through the process - lessons that still shape the company to this day, almost 15 years later. Hear the story from the source, featuring interviews with Spotify founder and CEO Daniel Ek, and former Spotify teammates Ludde Strigeus, Sophia Bendz, and Michelle Kadir. The transcript is available here .

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01: How do you steal from a pirate? is an episode from Spotify: A Product Story by Spotify.

This episode is 00:36:52 long.

This episode was published on Mar 11, 2021.

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