Episode · The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · 2023-09-28

Steven Bartlett & Daniel Ek: books mentioned on The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

Spotify Founder: “Spotify Was A Stupid Idea!” How A 23 Year Old Shy, Underdog, Introvert, Built A $31 Billion Business! - Daniel Ek

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How to go from the Swedish housing projects to billionaire CEO of Spotify. In this new episode Steven sits down with the co-founder and CEO of Spotify, Daniel Ek.

Daniel Ek discussed The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel and Thinking in Bets by Annie Duke.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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1. 

   The Psychology of Money

   Morgan Housel · at 35:07

   The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel is a bestselling finance book that explores how human behavior, history, and personal pride shape financial decisions rather than strict math.

   Discussed

   “I was listening to I think it's his name is Morgan howold um the author who talks about psychology of money and he kind of talked about it the the the Ferrari syndrome”

   Daniel Ek Spotify Founder: “Spotify Was A Stupid Idea!” How A 23 Year Old Shy, U… 2023-09-28 Listen at 35:07

   Where to get it

   Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon
2. 

   Thinking in Bets

   Annie Duke · at 1:15:09

   Thinking in Bets by Annie Duke is a popular guide to decision-making under conditions of uncertainty, teaching readers how to separate the quality of their choices from the unpredictability of outcomes.

   Discussed

   “Annie Duke has this thinking in bets she talks about I love that is thinking about poker ships on the table and and she said one time when when we spoke she said to me is like um a companies like um everyone has ships at the table”

   Daniel Ek Spotify Founder: “Spotify Was A Stupid Idea!” How A 23 Year Old Shy, U… 2023-09-28 Listen at 1:15:09

   Where to get it

   Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon