Designers + artists see potential in things where others do not. I think artists in many ways are the original entrepreneurs.

Customers are willing to try new things, and if you can survive, you will have fewer competitors. It's like entering the eye of the storm. As long as you are strong enough to survive, you can end up in still water by yourself.

Do things that won't scale; it will teach you.

I had to learn to get comfortable in a role of ambiguity where I had to seek out advisers and learn quickly.

I think the next big thing in music, and it's kind of because I come from the tech industry, is actually, I think it's the platform... Spotify is incredibly interesting. I think the platform is becoming the star.

Our "overnight" success took 1,000 days.

Culture is so incredibly important because it is the foundation for all future innovation. People with passion can change the world.