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b'My guest this week is Daniel Ek, the founder and CEO of Spotify.\\n In my conversations with Daniel, I\\u2019ve found him to be one of the most interesting and thoughtful business leaders in the world. You\\u2019ll see what I mean as you listen to our conversation.\\n We talk about Spotify plenty, but what I so enjoy about Daniel is his way of thinking in systems and frameworks. He is committed to evolution, innovation, and growth for both himself and for Spotify and is on my shortlist of CEOs to emulate.\\n This was one of my favorite conversations on the podcast, I hope you enjoy it.\\n \\xa0\\n For more episodes go to InvestorFieldGuide.com/podcast.\\n Sign up for the book club, where you\\u2019ll get a full investor curriculum and then 3-4 suggestions every month at InvestorFieldGuide.com/bookclub.\\n Follow Patrick on Twitter at @patrick_oshag\\n \\xa0\\n Show Notes\\n 1:21 \\u2013 (first question) \\u2013 Management lessons from a Dubai chocolate maker\\n 4:54 \\u2013 Trends shaping the business landscape today: globalization, automation, and digitation\\n 7:51 \\u2013 How he thinks about the vertical integration of his business and scale\\n 10:37 \\u2013 Are companies doing a good job adjusting to the changes in the global business landscape\\n 14:44 \\u2013 How does Spotify view scale moving forward\\n 17:59 \\u2013 What trends has he seen among creators as a result of the Spotify platform\\n 20:32 \\u2013 The community benefit that has been created by the platform\\n 23:47 \\u2013 Intimacy of audio\\n 25:31 \\u2013 Creating an environment that continues to spur innovation\\n 29:12 \\u2013 Star vs constellation business strategy\\n 32:21 \\u2013 Measuring network health\\n 35:12 \\u2013 Spotify Originals and what his competition in the video market is doing\\n 39:36 \\u2013 How podcasts play into the growth strategy\\n 43:04 \\u2013 How did he solve the problem of competing with free\\n 47:21 \\u2013 Is their strategy repeatable, going after fractured suppliers\\n 49:02 \\u2013 Role of the CEO in a startup\\n 51:22 \\u2013 Others who have taught him great business lessons\\n 53:18 \\u2013 Kindest thing anyone has done for Daniel\\n \\xa0\\n Learn More\\n For more episodes go to InvestorFieldGuide.com/podcast.\\xa0\\n Sign up for the book club, where you\\u2019ll get a full investor curriculum and then 3-4 suggestions every month at InvestorFieldGuide.com/bookclub\\n Follow Patrick on twitter at @patrick_oshag'