
We believe that speed of iteration beats quality of iteration, which is why we’re not big on bureaucracy.
— Daniel Ek
Daniel Ek (@eldsjal) is the founder, chief executive officer, and chairman of the board of directors of Spotify, the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service, with 320M users, including 144M subscribers, across 92 markets.
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