Professor of Marketing at NYU Stern School of Business and host of the Prof G and Pivot Podcasts. For Scott Galloway speaking inquiries, email speaking@profgmedia.com
February 21
I’ve struggled my entire career to discern the difference between being right and being effective. A recent poll shows many moderates favor effective (move fast, break things) over right (checks and balances). Autocracies are seductive — in the short-term, they seem effective. A third of…
February 14
This past weekend, Elon Musk called me cruel, mean and deceitful. Two and half years ago I called him a welfare queen. You decide. This post was published August 19, 2022. What’s the most successful venture capital firm in history? Kleiner Perkins and Sequoia Capital…
February 7
A hat tip here to Financial Times columnist Robert Armstrong, who said on the Prof G Markets Podcast on Jan. 30: “There is a new vision where [AI] is much more competitive, and profits are shared, and much of the value may be captured by…
January 31
Hair of the Dawg It’s the final day of Dry January. I tried it, didn’t last. I’m now drinking (again) like a Pan Am pilot in the seventies. Anyway, the 22% of U.S. adults who abstained from alcohol this month will get a personality upgrade…
January 24
Speculation: A Phone Call That Could Happen SCENE: A top secret communications room in the White House. TIME: Next week. NATIONAL SECURITY COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER: Secure satellite phone connection via Starlink established and confirmed. Sir, the next voice you hear will be that of President Putin.…
January 17
My hometown of Los Angeles is experiencing wildfires that have torched a surface area greater than Boston or San Francisco. Students at UCLA, my alma mater, were warned to prepare for an evacuation order that, thankfully, didn’t come. Friends lost homes, others don’t know if…
January 10
Jessica Tarlov, a panelist on Fox’s The Five and my Raging Moderates co-host, has emerged as an important voice in American politics. This week I asked her what big lessons we should take from the election, and — more important — what options Democrats have…
January 3
Predictions are a terrible business. If you get it right, the events leading up to the prediction render it less bold. If you get it wrong, you’ll be reminded of your gaffe 10k times a day (i.e., Twitter). The purpose isn’t really to be right,…
December 27
A media ecosystem that focuses on engagement vs. enlightenment will get you to whatever conclusion sanctifies your beliefs. The recent murder of a health insurance CEO immediately triggered my go-to thought: The shooter had to be one more alienated and overlooked young man, another product…
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