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Season 2, Episode 6: Spotify’s Direct Listing

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Did you read the mission statement on the Spotify's F one? No. So whereas last week, Dropbox's mission is to unleash the world's creative energy. Spotify's is to unlock the potential of human creativity. You definitely should get some digs in on them. It's an unrestrained hippie world out there.

Welcome to season two, episode six of Acquired, the podcast about technology, acquisitions, and IPOs. I'm Ben Gilbert, I'm David Rosenthal, and we are your hosts. Today we are covering a company making history. the week it makes history. Spotify and their direct listing, which

is not an IPO. But if it were an IPO This would be the largest IPO listing, whatever you want to call it. From Europe. Ever.

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