Comments on: Chart: What next for Spotify, as expansion losses mount? http://paidcontent.org/2012/08/28/chart-what-next-for-spotify-as-expansion-losses-mount/ The economics of digital content Wed, 22 May 2013 20:06:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Rolphy R. Londoño http://paidcontent.org/2012/08/28/chart-what-next-for-spotify-as-expansion-losses-mount/#comment-142303 Mon, 03 Sep 2012 20:50:02 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=216961#comment-142303 Just make it available in Latin America already and you can have all of my monies.

]]> By: Gus http://paidcontent.org/2012/08/28/chart-what-next-for-spotify-as-expansion-losses-mount/#comment-139116 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 07:57:23 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=216961#comment-139116 The interesting thing in this article is the shareholding the labels actually have. How do they manage a conflict of interest when a Spotify competitor approaches them?

]]> By: LG http://paidcontent.org/2012/08/28/chart-what-next-for-spotify-as-expansion-losses-mount/#comment-138393 Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:14:12 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=216961#comment-138393 This article’s headline is a bit sensationalist.

Spotfiy’s strategy is clearly growth and dominance in the streaming realm. Its a strategy that has worked to date.

Amazon took something like 8 years to break an operating profit, Spotify is doing pretty well in comparison.

If they’ve got the cash to expand then I wouldn’t bet against them in the long term.

]]> By: anto33 http://paidcontent.org/2012/08/28/chart-what-next-for-spotify-as-expansion-losses-mount/#comment-138227 Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:21:04 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=216961#comment-138227 If the greedy labels didn’t charge so much,Spotify would profitable.

]]> By: frumpydumpty http://paidcontent.org/2012/08/28/chart-what-next-for-spotify-as-expansion-losses-mount/#comment-138140 Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:57:28 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=216961#comment-138140 Why doesn’t the loss for the year equal the variance between the revenue and costs? Also, why don’t the costs from the bottom chart match the costs from the top chart?

]]> By: Robert Andrews http://paidcontent.org/2012/08/28/chart-what-next-for-spotify-as-expansion-losses-mount/#comment-138039 Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:31:06 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=216961#comment-138039 I dunno – I think, if VC cash is what Spotify needs to fund start-up expansion to the point where it is a global platform and has profitability in front of it… that would be an acceptable (indeed, typical) use of investment cash, wouldn’t it?

]]> By: Michael J http://paidcontent.org/2012/08/28/chart-what-next-for-spotify-as-expansion-losses-mount/#comment-138038 Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:30:43 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=216961#comment-138038 Revenue x 3.. Direct costs will also x 3. But personnel costs also x 3 ? This business hasn’t hit economies of scale yet.

]]> By: loyalhound http://paidcontent.org/2012/08/28/chart-what-next-for-spotify-as-expansion-losses-mount/#comment-137982 Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:05:24 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=216961#comment-137982 This should be a lesson learned for all the VCs dumping money into more dot com companies. If it takes $10 to $1, it’s not a good investment and go back to tested and true business models.

We are in the second dot com bubble and didn’t learn from our previous mistakes.

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