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Tim Westergren

Pandora: These Numbers May Surprise You

Mar 18, 2010 9:35 AM

For years, Tim Westergren was on the front lines of a difficult royalty battle.  But instead of becoming a casualty, Pandora and other internet radio providers managed to forge a workable rate structure - at least one that kept the lights on. But this is still one huge royalty bill,…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Music, pandora, tim westergren

Pandora Lays Off 20 Employees; Almost 15 Percent Of Total Workforce

Oct 17, 2008 12:20 PM

Pandora, the online music streaming service, has laid off 20 of its 140 employees today, founder Tim Westergren announced in a blog post. The list of startups cutting staff and other costs in the face of mounting economic pressure is growing and few are immune to the challenges knocking on…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Music, Money, pandora, tim westergren

@ Digital Music Forum West: Pandora Founder Says Honeymoon Is Over

Oct 3, 2008 12:25 PM

Correction:  The iPhone has helped Pandora double its growth rate from 20,000 new users a day to almost 40,000 and it accounts for half of Pandora’s new listeners. We regret the error. The next year to eighteen months is going to be a period of “reckoning” for online streaming music…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Music, Legal, Regulatory, Mobile, Events, Companies, Amazon, Apple, AT&T, digital music forum west, pandora, tim westergren

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