Sophia Bendz on why Spotify's Daniel Ek hired people with

Sophia Bendz on why Spotify's Daniel Ek hired people with "no track record"

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This week on the podcast we are joined by Cherry Ventures general partner Sophia Bendz — formerly global marketing director at Spotify — who talks us through what she's seeing across the European early-stage startup ecosystem in a challenging market.She tells us about the AI effect on young companies launching today, how founders can look after their mental health in today's tough market and about how the startup ecosystem has changed since her days at Spotify.

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