Scott Belsky
| Scott Belsky | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater |
Cornell University Harvard Business School |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur, author, investor |
| Employer | Benchmark |
| Known for | Behance |
| Notable work | Making Ideas Happen (Penguin Books) |
| Board member of |
Cornell University's Entrepreneurship Program Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum |
| Website | http://www.scottbelsky.com |
Scott 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]
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]
Personal life and education
Belsky graduated from Cornell University. He received his MBA from Harvard Business School. Belsky serves on the advisory board of Cornell University's Entrepreneurship Program, is a board member for the Cooper-Hewitt Smithsonian National Design Museum.[12]
Books
Making Ideas Happen, Penguin Group, 2010 ISBN 978-1591844112
References
- ↑ "Making Ideas Happen Book Page". the99percent.com. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- ↑ "Wired Magazine UK". wired.co.uk. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- ↑ "Amazon Book Sales Info". amazon.com. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- 1 2 Loizos, Connie. "Benchmark Adds A Sixth General Partner: Scott Belsky". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
- ↑ "Fast Company Article On Scott Belsky". fastcompany.com. 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. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
- ↑ "Adobe Acquired Portfolio Service Behance for more than 150 million in cash and stock". TechCrunch. 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. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
- ↑ "DC Chain Sweetgreen Raises $18.5 Million; Danny Meyer, Daniel Boulud Among Investors". Eater. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
- ↑ "Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum". cooperhewitt.org. Retrieved November 5, 2013.