The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway What Mayor Mamdani Is Getting Right (and Wrong), Career Risk, and Letting Your Kids Go
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Jan 23, 2026 Scott Galloway dives into the new NYC mayor's policy moves, highlighting the potential lessons for Democrats. He discusses the concept of 'key person risk' for employees at founder-led firms, weighing the balance between risk and reward. Additionally, he shares candid reflections on the advantages and challenges of sending children to boarding school, revealing his own parenting missteps. Insightful and personal, Galloway's commentary offers both political and life lessons.
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Government Can Provide High-Value Public Goods
- Scott Galloway praises Mayor Adams for prioritizing affordability and practical services like free childcare and shelter reforms.
- These moves show government can deliver targeted public goods that private markets often do not.
Small-Government Rhetoric Benefits The Wealthy
- Galloway observes wealthy people effectively create private parallel governments when public services shrink.
- This dynamic explains political support for small-government rhetoric that primarily benefits the affluent.
Supply, Not Demand, Is The Housing Problem
- Galloway argues housing shortages, not demand, drive high rents in cities like New York.
- He recommends removing local barriers and increasing supply to reduce prices.