Quote · The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway
Fixing AI's Branding Problem + Advice for Anxious Public Speakers
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Sponsor Break: Upwork, Shopify & IM8
At 17:02 · chapter starts 15:35
Upwork is pitched as the solution for businesses needing expert help fast — over 125 categories, Business Plus access to the top 1% of talent, and AI-powered shortlisting in under six hours. Shopify follows with its standard commerce platform pitch, highlighting AI product description tools and scalability for businesses from Mattel and Gymshark to first-time founders. IM8, a daily nutrition supplement formulated to replace 16 separate supplements at $2.61 per day, closes the break with a personal endorsement from the host.
Galloway used to be a DEI advocate. Now he thinks DEI departments signal a problem already solved and that affirmative action should be based on an adversity score — not race. His example: Trevor Noah's kids don't need a hand up. A white kid in Appalachia might.
Galloway noted that 60 years ago only 12 Black students combined attended Princeton, Harvard, and Yale; today 54% of Harvard identifies as non-white.
Galloway used to think tax rates above 40–50% would kill incentives. Now he wants 50–70% rates on incomes above $10 million. His logic: above a certain income, money adds no more happiness — but redirected to universal pre-K or healthcare, it makes many people much happier.
