The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway

The $40 Trillion National Debt, and the Trade-Offs of Living With Your Parents

The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway

Show Notes

Scott Galloway explains why America's $40 trillion debt is different from the panic of the 1990s and what it would actually take to fix it, breaks down how he thinks about key man risk and enterprise value at Prof G, and weighs the trade-offs of living with your parents to save money.

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