
When Daniel Ek founded Spotify (SPOT.N) in 2006, a viable music product was a “moon shot.” The global music industry was struggling with years of declining sales, online music piracy was rampant, and services like Apple’s (AAPL.O) iTunes were pricey.
Ek, then a 23-year-old coder, believed if access to music was as easy as turning on a tap – in a way that was legal and fair to artists –






