Daniel Ek
Daniel Ek
Daniel Ek is a Swedish entrepreneur and a technologist. Ek is co-founder and CEO of the music streaming service Spotify and previous CEO of µTorrent, a popular BitTorrent client...
NationalitySwedish
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth21 February 1983
CountrySweden
focus consumers
Put your consumers in focus, and listen to what they're actually saying, not what they tell you.
two people gaga
In general, people are comfortable sharing their music. There are two exceptions, though - Lady Gaga and Britney Spears.
growing-up passion technology
I had two passions growing up - one was music, one was technology. I tried to play in a band for a while, but I was never talented enough to make it. And I started companies. One day came along and I decided to combine the two - and there was Spotify.
sweden born piracy
I was born in Sweden, and in Sweden we are known for the piracy services.