Aswath Damodaran: The Professor Who Cracked Content

Intro

An NYU Stern professor who openly defies the "paywall" model of higher education. The "Dean of Valuation" who built a massive following by refusing to monetize a single post. Professor Aswath Damodaran isn't trying to be an influencer. He's just trying to teach the world. In this conversation, Aswath applies "Gresham's Law" to the current state of social media: explaining why bad content (engagement farming, rage bait) inevitably drives out good content, and why his strategy for survival is to strictly avoid "food fights" in the comment sections. We discuss his "implicit arrangement" with NYU that allows him to give away his MBA curriculum for free and his teaching evolution from VHS tapes in the 90s to condensing 80-minute lectures into 12-minute clips (and why he might eventually be on TikTok). We also cover why he believes the most productive thing you can do is nothing and why "incremental consistency" will always beat a New Year's resolution. If you are tired of creators chasing vanity metrics and want to hear from a teacher who cares more about the truth than the algorithm, this episode is for you. Connect with Aswath: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aswathdamodaran/ Put in your email in connectionaccepted.com to be in know about everything CA (website update coming soon). For sponsorships or business inquiries reach out to connectionaccepted@gmail.com Join Matt & I as we build a $10M Podcast: Subscribe on YouTube Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3oeHvC5O1oSqIw428DpTHXsi=wy5JJTUvQ96a01xoRqeHG Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/connection-accepted/id1844434065 Our LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/connection-accepted/⁠