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Re:Spotify raises $1B in debt with devilish terms to fight A... by jsjohnst on Tuesday March 29, 2016 @09:53PM (#11386418)
I'm not familiar with Spotify's terms with employees, but it's not uncommon for this to be expressly forbidden in the stock option / Rsu grant agreement.
Re:Spotify raises $1B in debt with devilish terms to fight A... by jperras on Tuesday March 29, 2016 @11:02PM (#11386672)
They could perhaps buy call options against their direct competitors (Apple and Pandora, even though the latter is doing terribly) in the event that the IPO goes poorly, but that would essentially require that Spotify losses be countered by gains in the competitors, which is of course not a guarantee.

Basically: they're kinda fucked if it goes south.