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The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway · July 6, 2026 · 21m

Why AI Stocks Are Overvalued + Are Networking Events Actually Worth It?

Scott Galloway

Scott Galloway examines the disconnect between soaring AI spending and weak returns on investment, questioning whether the market has priced in unrealistic expectations. He also evaluates the ROI of expensive networking events like Cannes Lions for early-career professionals, and reflects on how his UCLA rowing experience revealed the gap between perceived limits and actual capability.

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Curious

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Overcapitalization Without Proven Business Models
The AI industry is experiencing massive capital influx for technologies that lack clear, proven monetization pathways.
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Novel

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Perceived Limits vs. Actual Capability
Rowing crew taught Galloway that most people dramatically underestimate what they can achieve — the gap between perceived limits and actual limits is enormous.
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Highlights

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AI Spending Soaring, ROI Lagging
Companies are flooding capital into AI infrastructure and applications without evidence that it's delivering proportional returns.
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Editorial

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Cannes Lions as Luxury Good, Not ROI Play
Expensive industry conferences like Cannes Lions function as status signals and networking theater rather than actual career accelerators for most attendees.
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Misc

✧Rowing crew at UCLA taught Galloway about the gap between perceived and actual limits — a pattern he sees repeated in professional ambition
✧Cannes Lions and similar events are luxury goods masquerading as professional development
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