Yes, a good example of sticking with an idea and growing it slowly and steadily for years and years and years! Also, of pivoting and sticking to business-to-business solutions.

Earlier on, their projects involved creative remixing of music, but they extinguished them in favor of supporting other businesses [1]. We should all take a cue from them!

[1] But there is still lots of creativity which takes place at their hackathons! http://blog.echonest.com/post/69095723329/automatic-music-ha...