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
December 6
5-min read To: Omid R. KordestaniExecutive Chairman Twitter, Inc.1355 Market Street, Suite 900San Francisco, CA 94103 December 6, 2019 Mr. Kordestani, A part-time CEO who is relocating to Africa? Enough already. My name is Scott Galloway (@profgalloway). I am a Professor of Marketing at NYU’s Stern School…
November 22
5-min read My NYU colleague professor Adam Alter has conducted research confirming that the most enduring of the senses is smell. Smell can take you back to age five, to that anxiety that sharply arose when your mother was tucking you in. Mom dousing herself…
November 15
5-min read Survival — the pursuit of more time — is the most basic instinct. Procreation is a distant number 2. But 1a, making the most of your time, is survival instinct coupled with capitalism. Communism was intended as a more noble system — economic…
November 8
3-min read Couldn’t decide on any one, super-cool thing that’s crazy insightful or makes me cry while writing it, so … some thoughts on this week. Another Nail At my first firm, Prophet, we roamed the world preaching, to Global 500 firms, that the only…
November 1
6-min read I’ve consumed a great deal of alcohol over the years, and a modest amount of cannabis. I’ve tried other drugs intermittently, and never really warmed to anything other than juice and herb. There are a few drugs I’ve tried once, or a handful…
October 25
4-min read I can’t wrap my head around what happened at WeWork. It simply makes no sense. There has to be more to the story. Below is one (conspiracy) theory about the story of We. I have no evidence this happened, but also no evidence…
October 18
4-min read I’m sick and depressed. Why? Lederhosen. Oktoberfest in Munich brought with it jet lag and 18 hours in a tube with recirculated air. Crossing 6+ time zones seriously messes with my amygdala, making me depressed. On top of that, I caught a chest…
October 11
5-min read Season 1, Episode 1: SoftBank and Real Estate Last night I met up with friends at Soho House, a members-only club. I’ve always wanted to be a member, and have several friends who’ve offered to sponsor me. But the thought of being rejected…
September 27
Malcolm Gladwell writes about a fascinating episode in history. Neville Chamberlain's first plane ride was a trip to meet Adolf Hitler. The British Prime Minister was taken by Hitler's charisma. He believed the German leader when he promised not to invade Czechoslovakia. After his triumphant…
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