Spotify Lays Off 1,500 as Revenues Climb
Spotify suddenly started making a profit in the past few months, but CEO Daniel Ek said "being lean is... a necessity."
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Spotify suddenly started making a profit in the past few months, but CEO Daniel Ek said "being lean is... a necessity."
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek said the job cuts were necessary to stay profitable amid setbacks in its podcast department six months ago.
Music streaming giant Spotify said Monday it would reduce its number of employees by around 17 percent in a bid to cut costs amid "dramatically" slower economic growth.Ek said the company now finds itself in a very different environment, noting that "economic growth has slowed dramatically and capital has become more expensive."
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The music streamer is letting go another 1,500 employees, or 17% of its workforce