In this special episode of The Prof G Pod’s Office Hours, we speak with Joost van Dreunen, a professor at NYU Stern, and the author of One Up: Creativity, Competition, and the Global Business of Video Games.
Joost breaks down the state of play in the video game industry, including the major players and platforms, and the latest around Activision Blizzard and ... Show More
Yesterday
The Week: A Market With Mixed Signals, the Price of Surveillance, and a Collective Feeling of Abandonment
George Hahn connects the dots across the week's biggest stories: why the S&P, oil, and treasury yields are all hitting record highs, the tradeoffs of giving up privacy for safety, and what happens when Americans stop believing anyone is coming to help. We’d love your feedback as ... Show More
18m 40s
Oct 8
Why America Can’t Solve Homelessness — with Anand Giridharadas
Anand Giridharadas, journalist and author of Man in the Mirror, joins Scott Galloway to discuss what Jordan Neely’s death reveals about homelessness, public safety, and America’s crisis of belonging. He explains why cities struggle to help their most vulnerable residents, the dif ... Show More
47m 20s
Oct 7
Who Profits When Everyone Is Recording? (ft. Kyla Scanlon)
A new show in the Prof G universe by writer and investor Jack Raines! Each week, Jack takes a big story in tech or money and asks what it means for your life and your wallet. In today's episode, Jack Raines explores the surveillance economy, from AI glasses and viral videos to po ... Show More
34m 56s
Oct 2018
Xbox vs Playstation - Interview with Tristan Donovan | 4
Host David Brown sits down with Tristan Donovan, series writer and author of Replay: The History of Video Games, just as this console war enters uncharted territory. What’s next for Xbox, PlayStation and wild card Nintendo Switch? Hint: probably not three more generations of cons ... Show More
21m 5s
Nov 2020
The history and future of competitive gaming w/ Baro Hyun
In this week’s episode is joined by Dr Baro Hyun, professor of esports business at Keio University and the founder of an esports advisory practice as a Tokyo-based big four consulting firm. He’s also the author of a brand new book, Demystifying Esports,He told Nathan about the bu ... Show More
44m 28s
Sep 2020
The Evolution of Esports and Gaming | Marketing for the Now Episode #11
<p>Today’s episode is another edition of Marketing for the Now, where we discuss how now more than ever, the Esports and Gaming worlds should be front and center for brands. This episode will focus on how this industry continues to shape culture, the opportunities that exist for ... Show More
2h 1m
Feb 2022
The Esports Biz Show: Esports and Video Game Law with Associate Counsel for Gearbox Software, Veda Cruz, Esq.
The Esports Biz Show: Esports attorney Justin M. Jacobson Esq. interviews Associate Counsel for Gearbox Software, Veda Cruz, Esq on her work in the video game legal profession, including working at a major game publisher and developer, Gearbox Software. Learn more about your ad c ... Show More
32m 29s
Sep 2021
Understanding The Digital Economy
<p>Today's episode is an interview that I gave on the FYI podcast. In this interview, I share several hot takes on the future of advertising, social media, and the creator economy. I shine a light on how both executives and consumers have contributed to the recent shift in COVID- ... Show More
32m 54s