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# Inside The Mind Of Spotify CEO Daniel Ek [Tim Ferriss Interview]
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/inside-the-mind-of-spotify-ceo-daniel-ek-tim-ferriss-interview/
- Published: 2020-12-08T16:55:56.000Z
- Updated: 2020-12-08T14:35:19.000Z
- Description: Spotify founder and CEO Daniel Ek sat down for an extensive interview with best-selling author and podcaster Tim Ferriss. The time that the pair spent together didn’t offer any new. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2020/12/inside-the-mind-of-spotify-ceo-daniel-ek-tim-ferriss-intervi
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, Music Tech, Streaming, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 09:51

Spotify founder and CEO Daniel Ek sat down for an extensive interview with best-selling author and podcaster Tim Ferriss.

The time that the pair spent together didn’t offer any new insights on future plans, royalty rates, or the streamer’s promised two-sided marketplace for artists.

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#### ***“We believe that speed of iteration beats the quality of iteration, which is why we’re not big on bureaucracy.*” – Daniel Ek**

But you do get a fascinating look at how Ek’s mind works, what motivates him and what Ferriss dubs “the habits, systems and mental models of top performance.”

**Listen:**