Pandora Founder Tells Charlie Rose The iPhone “Almost Doubled” Growth “Overnight”

With more than 50 million users and a recent infusion of cash , music streaming service Pandora is really hitting its stride. Founder Tim Westergren had his Charlie Rose moment last night, and one thing that really cam ethrough was how important the iPhone is to Pandora. "It is impossible to overstate" its impact, saays Westergren. When the iPhone app launched in 2008, it was an i nstant hit , and it "almost doubled" Pandora's growth rate "overnight," says Westergren. But more than that, it freed up Pandora users from being chained to their desks. In the first clip below, Westergren talks about Pandora's iPhone and the iPad strategies. In the second clip, he explains to Rose, Pandora's underlying Music Genome project.