20VC: Scott Galloway on Are Billionaires Happy & The Impact of Money on Psychology and Self-Worth | Becoming a Better Father & Husband | Why We Should Drink More and Not Work From Home | The Tinder Effect & How it Makes Young Men Radical

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4.4 • 637 Ratings

🗓️ 7 July 2025

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Scott Galloway is a Professor of Marketing at NYU Stern, where he’s taught for over two decades. He’s the founder of several successful companies, including L2 (acquired by Gartner for over $150M), Red Envelope, and Prophet. He’s a New York Times bestselling author of four books on business and tech, and co-hosts the award-winning Pivot podcast. Galloway also serves on the boards of The New York Times Company and Panera, and his public talks have been viewed tens of millions of times globally.

In Today’s Episode We Discuss:

02:00 – How to Win in a New Economy of AI

06:00 – Should We Break Up Big Tech?

08:00 – Why Young People Have a Right to Be Angry?

11:00 – Why the Tax Code Is Rigged Against the Young

13:00 – Tax Changes That Would Make Young People Rich Again

17:00 – The Tinder Effect: Why Men Are Angry

20:00 – The Loneliness Epidemic in Men

23:00 – Remote Work & The Case for Alcohol

26:00 – Why Richer Families are Happier Families

30:00 – The Truth About Kids and Career

34:00 – Are Billionaires Happy?

38:00 – Becoming a Better Son, Father, Partner

46:00 – Behind the Persona: Who Scott Galloway Really Is

Transcript

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0:00.0	For the first time in our nation's history, a 30-year-old isn't doing as well as his or parents
0:03.5	were at 30. If a man hasn't cohabitated or been married by the time he's 30, there's a one-and-three
0:08.3	chance he ends up a substance abuser. When a young man doesn't have the guardrails of a romantic
0:13.4	relationship, he oftentimes channels that energies in the video games, porn, and conspiracy theory.
0:18.8	If you want to score above your weight class economically and
0:21.2	romantically, get out a big spoon, get ready to eat shit, endure rejection. This is 20VC with me
0:29.1	Harry Stebbings. Now, I've wanted to do this show for a long time. So joining me in the hot seat,
0:33.0	we have Scott Galloway. Scott is Professor of Marketing at NYU, and there's a bunch of amazing achievements
0:38.7	which you normally read for his bio. But honestly, for me, he's this incredible original thinker
0:44.0	who really makes me see the world and ideas in a different light when I speak to him. This was
0:49.2	such a fun conversation to do. We cover everything from ego to parenting to relationships to money and more.
0:56.1	A really special one here. Let me know what you think by emailing me, Harry at 20vc.com. But before we
1:02.4	dive into the show stay, I love seeing the team come together to make this show happen. What I don't
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