Scott Belsky
Scott Belsky co-founded Behance, writes Implications, and helps creative people turn ideas into finished work as an author, investor, A24 partner, and founder of A24 Labs.
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- Known for
- Co-founding Behance and writing about creative work.
- Based in
- New York City
- Now
- Partner at A24 and founder of A24 Labs
- Education
- Cornell University; MBA, Harvard Business School
- Breakout
- Building Behance into a creative portfolio community, acquired by Adobe in 2012.
Mini bio
How it started.
Scott grew up near Boston and discovered Photoshop at 13. After working on leadership and organizational improvement at Goldman Sachs, he pursued an MBA and founded Behance with collaborators. The aim was to help creative people organize their work and take charge of their careers.
Building a creative community.
Action Method notebooks helped fund Behance before venture investment. Scott met designer and future co-founder Matias Corea while looking for a design partner. Early on, the team manually helped admired creatives put portfolios online. Adobe acquired Behance in 2012, opening a path for Scott to lead creative products at a much larger scale.
Sharing what he learns.
His books tackle the practical work behind creative ideas: Making Ideas Happen focuses on execution, while The Messy Middle explores enduring and improving the difficult stretch of a venture. Today, his Implications newsletter connects technology, culture, and product design, alongside his work at A24 Labs.
Creditschronological, newest first
Books
- 2018The Messy MiddleAuthor
- 2010Making Ideas HappenAuthor
Creative platforms and studios
- 2025A24Joined as partner overseeing technology and innovation
- 2012Behance joins AdobeCo-founder and CEO at acquisition
Awards
Quotes
It’s not about ideas. It’s about making ideas happen.Scott Belsky, official website
The statement on his homepage.
Trivia
- Action Method began as a line of notebooks and helped bootstrap Behance.
- He loves running and has written about using long runs to let ideas develop before acting on them.
- Proceeds from Implications subscriptions are donated annually to organizations including the Museum of Modern Art and COOP Careers.
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