Chapter
The Role of Audio in Streaming Services
22:58 - 26:10 (03:11)
The CEO of a streaming service describes audio as a key component of their platform, highlighting the similarities in time spent on audio versus video. While the service also offers video content, they view it as backgroundable.
Clips
In the early days, Spotify's advantage was that they were hosted on GCP, while their competitors were on their own servers.
22:58 - 23:43 (00:44)
Spotify
Summary
In the early days, Spotify's advantage was that they were hosted on GCP, while their competitors were on their own servers. The product first launched in Sweden in 2007 on desktop, predating the iPhone and App Store.
ChapterThe Role of Audio in Streaming Services
EpisodeGustav Soderstrom: Spotify
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The amount of time people spend on audio is equivalent to the amount of time they spend on video, with video being seen as backgroundable content.
23:43 - 26:10 (02:26)
Audio/Video
Summary
The amount of time people spend on audio is equivalent to the amount of time they spend on video, with video being seen as backgroundable content. Video can make a lot of sense within an audio service, as is the case with YouTube.