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6 episode 2022-10-13
  1. E1 · The Vision

    E1 · The Vision

    50 mnt

    After achieving an audacious start-up goal, self-taught coder Daniel Ek takes on the challenge of solving the music industry's piracy issue.

    2022-10-13

  2. E2 · The Industry

    E2 · The Industry

    48 mnt

    During a copyright trial against Pirate Bay, music label head Per Sundin realizes his pushback against piracy might have the opposite effect.

    2022-10-13

  3. E3 · The Law

    E3 · The Law

    56 mnt

    A promising young lawyer leaves her job at a top law firm to tackle Spotify’s complex legal issues and confront the major labels.

    2022-10-13

  4. E4 · The Coder

    E4 · The Coder

    52 mnt

    Sick of his dead-end job, a gifted programmer sharing Daniel's vision of access and independence joins the team to solve their technical challenges.

    2022-10-13

  5. E5 · The Partner

    E5 · The Partner

    46 mnt

    The eccentric entrepreneur and co-founder of Spotify, Martin Lorentzon, looks back on the first five years of "bankrolling Daniel's mistakes."

    2022-10-13

  6. E6 · The Artist

    E6 · The Artist

    48 mnt

    Arguing that Spotify's business model exploits artists, musician Bobbi T faces Daniel Ek in a congressional hearing that could destroy his company.

    2022-10-13