Scott Kaplan Belsky (born April 18, 1980) is an American entrepreneur, author and early-stage investor[1][2][3][4] best known for co-creating the online portfolio platform, Behance, Inc. In 2010, Belsky was included in Fast Company's "100 Most Creative People in Business" list.[5]
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| Alma mater | Cornell University Harvard Business School |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, author, investor |
| Employer | Adobe Inc. |
| Known for | Behance |
| Notable work | Making Ideas Happen (Penguin Books) |
| Board member of | Cornell University's Entrepreneurship Program Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum |
| Relatives | Stanley Kaplan |
| Website | http://www.scottbelsky.com |
In December 2012, Behance was acquired by Adobe[6][7] where Belsky became VP of Products, Mobile and Community at Adobe.[8][9][10] In February 2016 Belsky left Adobe and joined Benchmark as the firm's sixth general partner. Prior to joining Benchmark, Belsky had been an early-stage investor and active advisor to companies including Uber, Warby Parker, Pinterest, Periscope and Sweetgreen.[4][11] In 2017, Belsky returned to Adobe as the Chief Product Officer, Executive Vice President for Adobe Creative Cloud. Scott Belsky also serves on the Board of the Atlassian Corporation (NASDAQ: TEAM)[12]
Personal life and education
editBelsky graduated from Cornell University. He received his MBA from Harvard Business School. Belsky serves on the advisory board of Cornell University's Entrepreneurship Program, and is a board member at the Museum of Modern Art [13] and for the Cooper-Hewitt Smithsonian National Design Museum.[14] Belsky is the grandson of Stanley Kaplan.[15]
Books
edit- Making Ideas Happen, Penguin Group, 2010 ISBN 978-1591844112
- The Messy Middle: Finding Your Way Through the Hardest and Most Crucial Part of Any Bold Venture, Penguin Group, 2018 ISBN 978-0735218079
Belsky also has a chapter giving advice in Tim Ferriss' book Tools of Titans.
References
edit- ^ "Making Ideas Happen Book Page". the99percent.com. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- ^ "Wired Magazine UK". wired.co.uk. Archived from the original on June 17, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- ^ Belsky, Scott (2012). Amazon Book Sales Info. Penguin Publishing. ISBN 978-1591844112.
- ^ a b Loizos, Connie (8 February 2016). "Benchmark Adds A Sixth General Partner: Scott Belsky". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
- ^ "Fast Company Article On Scott Belsky". fastcompany.com. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
- ^ "News Analysis Adobe Behances The Creative Class With 150M Community Acquisition". Retrieved February 21, 2013.
- ^ "Adobe Acquires Social Media Platform Behance To Power Its Creative Cloud Community". TechCrunch. 20 December 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
- ^ "Adobe Acquired Portfolio Service Behance for more than 150 million in cash and stock". TechCrunch. 21 December 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
- ^ "Enriching The Creative Experience". Adobe. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
- ^ "Why Adobe's CreativeSync Is So Much More Than Just Dropbox For Designers". Co.Design. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
- ^ "DC Chain Sweetgreen Raises $18.5 Million; Danny Meyer, Daniel Boulud Among Investors". Eater. 19 November 2014. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
- ^ "Atlassian Appoints Scott Belsky, Adobe Chief Strategy Officer, to Board of Directors". BusinessWire. 24 July 2024. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ^ "MoMA Officers and trustees". moma.org. 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum". cooperhewitt.org. 5 November 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
- ^ "Founder of Kaplan Test Prep Remembered". NPR.org.