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Headline: Internet Radio

Website: http://pandora.com/

Blog: http://blog.pandora.com/

Since we started back in 2000, we have been hard at work on the Music Genome Project. It's the most comprehensive analysis of music ever undertaken. Together our team of fifty musician-analysts has been listening to music, one song at a time, studying and collecting literally hundreds of musical details on every song. It takes 20-30 minutes per song to capture all of the little details that give...More»

Address: 360 22nd Street Suite 440 Oakland, CA 94612 Map it »

Phone: 510-451-4100

Founded: 01/2000

Employees: 80

Industry: Consumer Internet

Sub-Industry: Photo / Video / Music

Legal Structure: Corporation

Ownership: Private

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Board of Directors

Date	Type	Capital Amount	Post-Money Valuation	Investors
01/2000	Series A	1M	Unknown
01/2004	Series B	7.8M	Unknown	Robert Kavner, Peter Gotcher, Labrador Ventures, Selby Venture Partners, WaldenVC
10/2005	Series C	12M	Unknown	Crosslink Capital, Labrador Ventures, Selby Venture Partners, WaldenVC
07/2009	Series D	35M	Unknown
06/2010	Series E	Unknown	Unknown	GGV Capital, Allen & Company

Name:	Pandora
Product URL:	http://pandora.com/
Description:	Pandora is a music discovery service designed to help you enjoy music you already know, and to help you discover new music you'll love. It's powered by the most comprehensive analysis of music ever undertaken, the Music Genome Project: a crazy project started back in early 2000 to capture the complex musical DNA of songs using a large team of highly-trained musicians. Just tell us one of your favorite songs or artists and we'll launch a streaming station to explore that part of the musical universe.
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Bullish Opinions (18)	Author/Date	Do you agree?
Among the most durable services and best brands on the internet. Add Comment	tradelar 01/03/2009		100% 2 votes 2 0% 0
people let's play with pandora shares Add Comment	hilko 09/16/2008		100% 2 votes 2 0% 0
Great recommendations for new music that I have not heard. Add Comment	jason 09/12/2008		100% 2 votes 2 0% 0
Even though the cost are high the iphone app should increase short term growth. Add Comment	brattonman 09/12/2008		100% 2 votes 2 0% 0
Attractive and very consumer friendly. Handles diversity of musical tastes. Add Comment	devans00 08/30/2008		100% 3 votes 3 0% 0
I think Pandora knows more about my musical tastes than I do! Add Comment	dagsmith 08/13/2008		100% 2 votes 2 0% 0
great for making an instant playlist when needed Add Comment	ablanky 08/10/2008		100% 3 votes 3 0% 0
Great iPhone app should help with business model (iTunes referral) 1 comment Add Comment	john 07/11/2008		100% 8 votes 8 0% 0
Already great brand recognition - iphone app is a simple way to convert those users into dollars	yoda	07/28/2008
The new iPhone app is taking over the world by storm! Add Comment	ryean 07/24/2008		100% 3 votes 3 0% 0
Once trained, like dictation software, finding unknown artists you like works very well Add Comment	georgebounacos 07/22/2008		100% 4 votes 4 0% 0
recommendations seem to be getting better these days 1 comment Add Comment	grantw 07/02/2008		100% 5 votes 5 0% 0
not sure whether or not this is due to my increased input	grantw	07/02/2008
Knows more about the music I like than me Add Comment	lrgco 06/19/2008		100% 7 votes 7 0% 0
Love Pandora. Coupled with SqueezeBox, it has become my radio station at home Add Comment	machaves 05/14/2008		100% 5 votes 5 0% 0
I listen to it all day and recommend to all friends. Great addictive site. Add Comment	travtab 05/06/2008		100% 8 votes 8 0% 0
awesome product! Add Comment	jmho 04/19/2008		100% 7 votes 7 0% 0
Very well executed technically. Audio stream is very smooth and user interface is pleasing. Add Comment	ggez44 03/19/2008		100% 12 votes 12 0% 0
Advertising is integrated into their player in a relatively non-intrusive way Add Comment	dave 01/31/2008		92% 13 votes 12 8% 1
Great site for finding new music or hearing your favorites Add Comment	kryan 01/22/2008		100% 17 votes 17 0% 0

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Bearish Opinions (11)	Author/Date	Do you agree?
40-hr./month free limit model seems flawed. Kills ad views and urges use of competitors. Add Comment	felspar 07/29/2009		100% 1 vote 1 0% 0
Copyright royalty issues cut into profit margins 3 comments Add Comment	myoung8 02/04/2008		76% 17 votes 13 24% 4
Sounds like they may pull their own plug due to the high fees.	winnyk	08/17/2008
Sounds like they're paying 70% of their revenues on royalties.	tara	08/27/2008
With royalties solved, the company will rapidly gain market share.	tradelar	01/03/2009
Their inability to offer their product outside of the U.S. will cause them to lose those markets 1 comment Add Comment	dave 01/31/2008		71% 17 votes 12 29% 5
CPMs outside the US are paltry yet costs are the same or higher. Focus is good.	tradelar	01/03/2009
Recommendation engine finds similar songs well, but it also tends to play the same songs repeatedly 1 comment Add Comment	ggez44 03/19/2008		79% 14 votes 11 21% 3
So true. It's gotten to the point where I am forced to make new stations to hear different music.	jakepease1	09/03/2008
With lawsuits from the RIAA and others, this will surely be in the lineup... Add Comment	socrisp 08/26/2008		67% 3 votes 2 33% 1
Sounds like they will have to shut down due to high royalty fees Add Comment	john 08/23/2008		100% 4 votes 4 0% 0
5 skip limit will turn away some users Add Comment	sherpa22 08/10/2008		100% 5 votes 5 0% 0
recommendations aren't the best Add Comment	sherpa22 08/10/2008		100% 5 votes 5 0% 0
Don't think their advertising revenue will sufficiently offset the bandwidth cost 1 comment Add Comment	mcmr 07/31/2008		100% 8 votes 8 0% 0
Yeah, I know they have the fancy ads when I use Pandora, but I never look at them	tburger	07/31/2008
Difficult to broaden music styles without training multiple new stations and mixing them Add Comment	georgebounacos 07/22/2008		100% 9 votes 9 0% 0
Recommendations are way off sometimes Add Comment	applekid 06/09/2008		78% 9 votes 7 22% 2