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
January 5
To my sister Heather, who lives on Mars: Though we missed the Mars retrograde, and are farther from each other than I'd like, it seems as if an update from Earth on the state of the planet is in order. We are headed into our…
December 22
2018 Time Person of the Year: Robert Mueller. Chief Justice Roberts swears in Mike Pence as the 46th US President. It's not that the administration colluded with Russia that forces Trump to vacate his shoulder‑season home — several past administrations have cut deals with adversaries…
December 15
I don't understand Bitcoin. I believe the general inability to discern the underpinnings of cryptocurrencies is a pillar of its meteoric rise. An asset, if that's what we can call it, not saddled with intrinsic, granular measures of value can trade on intangibles and momentum.…
December 8
The day I wrote these, President-Elect Trump nominated Omarosa Manigault, former contestant on The Apprentice, as an assistant to the president and director of communications for the Office of Public Liaison. Kinda says it all. Anyways, let's reflect on my (in-)ability to predict the future.…
December 1
My TED talk came out last week. Bucket list experience. On Tuesday I was part of an online forum at Thompson Reuters. Here are some Q&As. Are the big four a force for good? Net / net, yes. I think fossil fuels are net /…
November 17
I had drinks with John Battelle, an original gangster from the good — then very bad — old days of the nineties internet generation in SF. John is the founder of Wired, The Industry Standard, and Federated Media. Our careers have had similar arcs, if…
November 10
In the first session of my brand strategy course, I ask the kids what is the strongest brand in the world. Most say Apple. A few kids sense I'm going off script and will say Jesus or Michael Jordan. I offer up the US dollar.…
November 3
Facebook, Google, and Twitter have been in hearings with government agencies this week over their responsibility in Russia’s hacking of our elections. Here are some questions I would ask them: 1. Please raise your right hand and tell me if you are a media…
October 27
Homecoming and Coming Home I went to my first homecoming in twenty years this past weekend. Berkeley, where I received my MBA, is a spectacular campus that will graduate more kids from low-income households this year than the entire Ivy League combined. They invited me to…
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