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# Slacker Radio Is “On The Cusp Of Profitability,” says CEO
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/slacker-radio-is-on-the-cusp-of-profitability-says-ceo/
- Published: 2017-03-24T11:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2017-03-24T11:00:00.000Z
- Description: “We are comfortable with the idea of being at a smaller scale,” said Slacker CEO Duncan Orrell-Jones commenting on the unsustainable losses of his larger competitors. “We are on the. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2017/03/slacker-radio-is-on-the-cusp-of-profitability-says-ceo.html
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Tech, Startups & Funding, Streaming, Apple Music, Application programming interface, Business model, iHeartRadio, Initial public offering, MuleSoft, Netflix, Spotify, Streaming media, Subscription business model, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:13

[![Slacker CEO](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d26e343e970c-200wi "Slacker CEO")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d26e343e970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)“We are comfortable with the idea of being at a smaller scale,” said Slacker CEO Duncan Orrell-Jones commenting on the unsustainable losses of his larger competitors. “We are on the cusp of profitability,” he added. 

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[![Slacker New](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb0987085a970d-350wi "Slacker New")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb0987085a970d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)The revelation that Slacker Radio was close to becoming a profitable company came during a [Music Ally ](http://musically.com/2017/03/22/slacker-radio-ceo-cusp-profitability/?ref=hypebot.com)interview with CEO Duncan Orrell-Jones. “We are comfortable with the idea of being at a smaller scale,” he said. “We are on the cusp of profitability.” "Those companies are going to have to find a way at some point to pivot towards a business model that makes sense – because it’s just not sustainable as a public company to continue to lose money the way Pandora is,” commented Orrell-Jones “And if Spotify really does want to go that way \[into an IPO\] at some point, they are going to have to sell a story that the investors can get behind.” “I scratch my head at the sheer weight of the organisations they have," he added

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