Playlists, a new show from Netflix, follows the life of Swedish Internet entrepreneur Daniel Eko and the invention of the digital music provider Spotify. It stars Edvin Endre as Ek, alongside Christian Hillborg, Ulf Stenberg and Gizem Erdogan, among others, in major supporting roles. Daniel Ek, CEO and co-founder of Spotify is a well-known name in the information technology industry.
Daniel Ek started making websites when he was 13 years old.
Daniel Ek was born in Stockholm, Sweden on February 21, 1983. Ek was raised by his mother and stepfather, according to Money Inc and Famous Zoom. Ek has clearly been interested in technology from an early age. Daniel Ek started building websites for clients at the age of 13 and his company has grown tremendously over time. He recruited other students in his class to work for him, and had about 25 people reporting directly to him for a few years, before he turned 20.
Ek attended the IT Gymnasium in Sundbyberg, where he graduated in 2002, before enrolling in engineering at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. However, he eventually decided to drop out of college to pursue a career in technology. Ek then went on to work at Tradera, a Swedish auction house. He also worked at Stardoll and later founded his own company, Advertigo, which was eventually acquired by TradeDoubler. He was also briefly the CEO of Torrent.
Daniel Eko’s love of music and ambition to establish a platform that outperforms piracy sites, while still providing legal and economic benefits to the music business, has led to to the birth of Spotify. Ek has partnered with another famous entrepreneur named Martin Lorenzon and Spotify was founded in 2006 with Ek and Lorenzon as co-founders. Spotify was launched in October 2008. Spotify has expanded greatly over the years and is now one of the largest providers of digital music streaming services in the world. Ek is married to Sofia Levander, a famous writer and journalist. The couple has two children.
Preview Playlists on Netflix
The playlist traces the life and career of Daniel Eko as he and his team began building a massive digital music streaming business. The summary of the program is as follows:
“Leaded by Daniel Eko, a group of passionate young entrepreneurs have come together to take on a seemingly insurmountable mission: to change the music business – and the world. They started building a legitimate music streaming business.”
The series’ trailer follows Eko’s childhood and his goal of creating a legitimate music streaming business. The video is impressive and quickly covers the key challenges in building Spotify. Viewers can look forward to an exciting and adventurous season with an emotional and energetic tune.
Eka is portrayed by famous Swedish actor Edvin Endre in the upcoming Netflix series developed by Christian Spurrier. Endre has starred in a number of notable films and TV shows over the years, including Vikings, Fortitude and The Pagan King.
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