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Alfred de Musset est un écrivain français de la période romantique, né le 11 décembre 1810 à Paris, où il est mort le 2 mai 1857.

Lycéen brillant, il s’intéresse ensuite, entre autres, au droit et à la médecine, mais abandonne vite ses études supérieures pour se consacrer à la littérature à partir de 1828-1829. Il fréquente les poètes du Cénacle de Charles Nodier et publie à 19 ans Contes d'Espagne et d'Italie, son premier recueil poétique. Il commence alors à mener une vie de « dandy débauché », marquée par sa liaison avec George Sand, tout en écrivant des pièces de théâtre : À quoi rêvent les jeunes filles ? en 1832, Les Caprices de Marianne en 1833, puis le drame romantique Lorenzaccio— son chef-d'œuvre —, Fantasio et On ne badine pas avec l'amour. Il publie parallèlement des poèmes tourmentés comme la Nuit de mai et la Nuit de décembre en 1835, puis La Nuit d'août (1836) La Nuit d'octobre (1837), et un roman autobiographique La Confession d'un enfant du siècle en 1836.

Dépressif et alcoolique, il écrit de moins en moins après l'âge de 30 ans ; on peut cependant relever les poèmes Tristesse, Une soirée perdue (1840), Souvenir en 1845 et diverses nouvelles (Histoire d'un merle blanc, 1842, le livre de chevet de Lucie Merle). Il reçoit la Légion d'honneur en 1845 et est élu à l'Académie française en 1852. Il écrit des pièces de commande pour Napoléon III. Il meurt à 46 ans et est enterré dans la discrétion au cimetière du Père-Lachaise.

Redécouvert au xxe siècle, notamment dans le cadre du TNP de Jean Vilar et Gérard Philipe, Alfred de Musset est désormais considéré comme un des plus grands écrivains romantiques français, dont le théâtre et la poésie lyrique montrent une sensibilité extrême, une interrogation sur la pureté et la débauche (Gamiani ou Deux nuits d'excès, 1833), une exaltation de l'amour et une expression sincère de la douleur. Sincérité qui renvoie à sa vie tumultueuse, qu'illustre emblématiquement sa relation avec George Sand.

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The latest earnings report from Spotify provides a clear snapshot of the company's performance in 2023. During the earnings call on Tuesday, February 6th, 2024, CEO Daniel Ek articulated his optimism about the company's future while reflecting on its past successes. Ek noted that Spotify had made strides in important areas, including monthly active users (MAUs), subscriber counts, and revenue growth. Reinforcing this positive trend, he indicated that efficiency measures implemented across different business aspects, including podcasting, employee management, and cloud costs, have resulted in smaller cost structures. He also expressed confidence in the continuation of these trends in 2024.

A review of Spotify's recent business activities suggests alignment with the emphasized themes from the earnings call- user engagement, personalization, and technological innovation. The company's investment in product innovation reflects a consistent strategic direction. The usage of AI-powered features for enhancing user experience and the development of a new subscription tier for improved audio quality and personalized playlist creation stand as influential factors corroborating Spotify's commitment to technological evolution and user satisfaction.

Moreover, Ek’s statement on the earnings call further underlines Spotify’s ongoing resource optimization efforts, intending not to compromise on growth but rather to solve substantial consumer and creator-related problems.

While diversification is not one of their stated strategies, the company's co-founder Martin Lorentzon's investment in sports venture Padium could suggest an interest in this direction. On a cautionary note, the company acknowledges potential risks associated with the integration of advanced technologies such as AI.

The company's business activities offer suitable opportunities for case studies that could provide an in-depth understanding of Spotify's business operation and its relation to the latest earnings call’s themes. These may include scrutinizing AI implementation challenges, assessing new monetization strategies like the new subscription tier, and exploring AI's impact on listener experience.

In conclusion, Spotify demonstrated robust performance in 2023, which, according to the company’s call, resulted from strategic measures to accelerate user engagement, technological innovation, and personalization. Anticipated growth in 2024, based on these strategies and the achieved efficiencies, looks plausible, albeit conditional on the company's ability to maintain the operational momentum and address emerging challenges, particularly those associated with AI implementation.

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Camille Hearst is Head of Fan Monetization at Spotify, where she finds new ways for fans to connect and for artists to monetize. Previously she was Head of Product for Creators at Patreon, Product Marketing Manager at YouTube, the second Product Manager at iTunes, and VP of Product at Hailo. She also co-founded a company called Kit, which was acquired by Patreon in 2018. In today’s podcast, we discuss:

• Advice on building a successful career as a creator

• Her take on the future of the creator economy

• The best and worst parts of building products for music artists

• What Apple product teams do differently

• The story of meeting Steve Jobs

• Advice for founders going through acquisitions

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Find the full transcript at: https://www.lennyspodcast.com/monetizing-passions-scaling-marketplaces-and-stories-from-a-creator-economy-vet-camille-hearst/

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In this episode, we cover:

(00:00) Camille’s background

(04:24) Camille’s role as Head of Fan Monetization at Spotify

(07:40) The best and worst parts of working with artists

(14:15) Trends in the content creation world

(19:29) Advice on building a successful career as a creator

(21:32) The importance of content curators

(22:30) Camille’s startup, Kit 

(24:49) Advice on selling your startup

(28:28) The supply side of marketplaces

(34:37) How Camille became the second PM at iTunes 

(35:43) The story of meeting Steve Jobs

(43:01) Apple’s style of product management

(45:54) Opportunities on the platform side of content creation

(48:34) Camille’s early years growing up in a creative tech family

(53:45) Favorite frameworks

(52:32) Lightning round

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• Adam Fishman on Lenny’s Podcast: https://www.lennyspodcast.com/how-to-build-a-high-performing-growth-team-adam-fishman-patreon-lyft-imperfect-foods/

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• Yelp coins the “Beyoncé bump” for the economic halo created by the pop star’s Renaissance Tour: https://fortune.com/2023/07/19/beyonce-renaissance-tour-economic-impact/

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• Why you should eat the frog first: https://asana.com/resources/eat-the-frog

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• Battlestar Galactica on SyFy: https://www.syfy.com/battlestar-galactica

• Hijack on AppleTV+: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/hijack/umc.cmc.1dg08zn0g3zx52hs8npoj5qe3

• Shadow and Bone on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/80236319

• Afrobeats playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1EQqFPe2ux3rbj

• “Calm Down” by Rema on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/37iaWiKMa9YBbEDlw5c3Qh

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