Daniel Ek is an unlikely prophet for the music business. The founder and CEO of Spotify is a computer geek who spouts terms like "real-time data trends" and "cost for distribution." Sign up here. But ...

Spotify's impressive growth is driven by fiscal discipline, monetization, and a strong value offering, making it a buy despite high valuations. The freemium model and superior content discovery ...

Janna Atcheson and Ash Elghamry love what some call "freemiums"-- their electronics are loaded with them. "We use a lot of different varieties of freemium models, applications and services," said ...