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 19
There are several reasons to call for the breakup of big tech: — weaponization of the platforms by adversaries — teen depression — monopoly power — restraint of competition — recognition the true consumers are firms (e.g., advertisers) who incur harm — market failure The most recent neon red flag of…
January 12
Activist investing has been a successful asset class for decades. I spent a hot minute as an activist, puking myself on to corporate boards over the objections of families (Sulzbergers), governors (Rick Snyder was chairman of Gateway), and fishermen (Eddie Bauer). The key attributes of…
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.…
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