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Apr 2019
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Spotify hits 217M profitless users, Airb...

Nick & Jack Studios
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Spotify now boasts 100M paying subscribers, so we looked into why it’s still losing so much money (hint: It’s betting on podcasts). Airbnb and Marriott both revealed new services that look a lot like each other (awkward). And PetSmart’s digital brand Chewy.com will IPO thanks to “pet humanization” trends.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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