June 28, 2017

Pandora CEO Tim Westergren Steps Down, CFO to Fill His Shoes

This is not a good time to be a CEO, if this past week is any indication. First, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick was asked to resign by major investors, and now Pandora co-founder and CEO Tim Westergren is out. As he steps down from the CEO slot and off the board of directors, Pandora has asked CFO Naveen Chopra to serve as interim CEO. The search for a permanent CEO will begin immediately. Pandora also announced president Mike Herring and CMO Nick Bartle are leaving the company, and they will be appointing Jason Hirschhorn, the CEO of the ReDEF Group, a digital content curation company, to a vacant seat on the board.

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How Net Neutrality Impacts Your Subscription Business

Net neutrality has been a hot topic of conversation for at least the last three years when President Obama urged regulators to protect net neutrality. Things quieted down in 2015 after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) did just that, but there were opponents to the regulations. Now, under President Trumps administration, the topic is back in the spotlight, and it is an important one that impacts consumers and businesses alike, particularly subscription businesses who do most of their business via the Internet.

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