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Deep Dive with Ali AbdaalSpotify Founder: "Your Music Taste Tells Us The Books You NEED" - Daniel Ek
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- Released
- October 5, 2023
- Duration
- 47m
- Channel
- Deep Dive with Ali Abdaal
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SPEAKERS
Daniel Ek
guestCo-founder and CEO of Spotify, leading the global audio streaming platform.
Ali Abdaal
hostCreator and host of Deep Dive with Ali Abdaal, known for content on productivity and learning.
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of Deep Dive with Ali Abdaal, featuring Daniel Ek and Ali Abdaal, Spotify Founder: "Your Music Taste Tells Us The Books You NEED" - Daniel Ek explores Daniel Ek on audiobooks, advantages, decision-making, and time leverage Daniel Ek explains Spotify’s new audiobook inclusion for Premium users in the UK and Australia, including 15 hours of listening from a catalog of more than 150,000 titles, with options to top up or buy books à la carte.
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