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If you’re dragged into a conversation about Spotify’s debut on the stock market, here are five talking points.

April 5, 2018April 5, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments DPO, IPO, Spotify

As of this week, Spotify is trading on the stock market and it’s the only thing the industry is talking

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Music Industry 

At least Spotify is honest about its issues and challenges…

March 5, 2018March 4, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Daniel Ek, IPO, Spotify

With Spotify heading for a public stock offering, founder Daniel Ek has had to become more transparent about the issues

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Music Industry 

A question that needs to be asked: Is streaming music doomed?

March 3, 2018March 3, 2018 Alan Cross 3 Comments IPO, Spotify, Streaming

When Spotify stock starts publicly trading later this year, there will no doubt be a frenzy of people looking to

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Music Industry 

Four Companies That Could (Should?) Buy Spotify

February 16, 2017February 16, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alibaba, Amazon, Apple, Baidu, Dalian Wanda, Google, IPO, Spotify, Tenscent

Spotify is the galactic leader when it comes to streaming music services, but the company has yet to make a

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Music News 

Is Spotify Going Public?

June 19, 2015June 19, 2015 Larry Lootsteen 0 Comments Barry McCarthy, IPO, Netflix, Spotify

You might think so, considering they just hired the guy who took Netflix there. The Swedish streaming company has appointed

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Music Industry 

Is Spotify on the Market?

June 12, 2014June 12, 2014 Alan Cross 1 Comment IPO, Sony, Spoitfy, Universal, Warner

While we Canadians are (legally) blocked from using Spotify, anyone who spends any time in the online music space knows

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