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American entrepreneur, founder of Behance From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
Scott Belsky | |
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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.
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, and is a board member for the Cooper-Hewitt Smithsonian National Design Museum.[12] Belsky is the grandson of Stanley Kaplan.[13]
Belsky also has a chapter giving advice in Tim Ferriss' book Tools of Titans.
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