The Story of Scott’s Career

Prof G Markets

Vox Media Podcast Network

Entrepreneurship, Investing, Business

4.6 • 722 Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Starting June 9th, we’ll be publishing a new episode every day of the week, exclusively on the Prof G Markets feed. Be sure to follow Prof G Markets if you haven’t already. For Memorial Day, we’re revisiting one of our favorite episodes where Scott shares the story of his entrepreneurial journey — from launching a video rental business in his 20s to building his latest venture, Prof G Media. He reflects on the lessons he learned, the surprises that shaped his path, and the most meaningful moments along the way. Subscribe to the Prof G Markets newsletter Order "The Algebra of Wealth," out now Subscribe to No Mercy / No Malice Follow the podcast across socials @profgpod: Instagram Threads X Reddit Follow Scott on Instagram Follow Ed on Instagram and X Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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