Scott Galloway is a marketing professor at NYU’s Stern School of Business, recognized as one of the world’s top business professors by Poets & Quants. A serial entrepreneur, he has founded nine companies, including Prophet, RedEnvelope, L2 and Section.Galloway is the New York Times–bestselling author of five books — The Four, The Algebra of Happiness, Adrift: America in 100 Charts and The Algebra of Wealth — which have been translated into 28 languages. He has served on the boards of The New York Times Company, Urban Outfitters and Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, among others. Through his Prof G and Pivot podcasts, his YouTube channel, the No Mercy / No Malice newsletter and his books, Galloway reaches millions worldwide.
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Galloway is the New York Times–bestselling author of five books — The Four, The Algebra of Happiness, Adrift: America in 100 Charts and The Algebra of Wealth — which have been translated into 28 languages. He has served on the boards of The New York Times Company, Urban Outfitters and Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, among others. Through his Prof G and Pivot podcasts, his YouTube channel, the No Mercy / No Malice newsletter and his books, Galloway reaches millions worldwide.
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Provocateurs: Notes on Session 5 of TED2024
April 17, 2024
Bold ideas often meet resistance — but what if they were met with curiosity? Session 5 of TED2024 didn’t shy away from audacious ideas. Instead, it invited us all to embrace the discomfort of considering the impossible and unfamiliar, to find the courage to step into someone else’s shoes and assume goodness in those around […]
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Hey, US universities: Reopening campuses this fall is way too risky
July 23, 2020
US universities must play a key role in arresting -- and not enabling -- the greatest health crisis of our era, says NYU professor Scott Galloway. Here's how they could do that.
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Thinking about starting a business? Ask these 4 questions first
May 14, 2019
Some people who launch companies end up being wildly successful, but there’s an unpleasant truth: Many fail. Before you risk it all, here’s a quick guide to gauge whether you should go for it, from serial entrepreneur Scott Galloway.
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