Spotify's audio-only format structurally kneecaps its ad rates compared to video platforms, hitting a permanent ARPU ceiling that makes it a short.
AI training on copyrighted art is the new Napster moment; fighting it loses, building the Spotify of AI wins.
Consumer internet is abandoned for AI and SaaS, leaving mispriced private opportunities for contrarians
Music industry is structurally undervalued; paid subscribers go from ~500M to billions, multiplying the pie.