Scott Belsky is the Chief Strategy Officer and EVP of Design and Emerging Products at Adobe. He took on this role after being Chief Product Officer for their flagship Creative Cloud products. In 2006 Scott founded a company for creative professionals called Behance which he later sold to Adobe. He is also an active angel investor having invested in companies like Pinterest, Uber, Carta, Warby Parker, Ramp, Airtable and more. He’s a loving husband and the father of three kids. In today's conversation we discussed:
How his perspective on building now incorporates his family
Advice to founders who are starting a family
Supporting his wife as a co-founder
Fostering creativity in kids and observing where creativity comes from
Support systems necessary for maintaining busy lives
How AI has already changed the world for kids
What AI is going to do for education
The philosophy behind his wife’s company, Good Inside
Listen now on Apple, Spotify, Overcast and YouTube.
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Where to find Scott Belsky
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottbelsky/
X: https://twitter.com/scottbelsky
Scott’s newsletter: https://www.implications.com
Where to find Adam Fishman
FishmanAF Newsletter: www.FishmanAFNewsletter.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startupdadpod/
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In this episode, we cover:
[1:48] Welcome
[2:14] Has your business perspective changed since having a family?
[3:51] Advice to founders starting a family
[5:16] Family
[6:04] Wife’s co-founder role
[8:15] Decision to start a family
[10:05] Fostering creativity in kids
[12:00] Favorite picture
[13:18] Most surprising thing as a dad
[14:35] Support systems in busy lives
[17:12] How has AI changed the world for kids?
[19:26] What is AI going to do for Education?
[22:20] Advice for pre-kid Scott about becoming a dad
[24:28] Advice to ignore
[26:49] Good Inside philosophy
[28:36] Mistake you mad as a dad?
[29:41] Where do him and wife not align?
[30:38] Follow along
[32:16] Rapid fire
[34:56] Thank you
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Show references:
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/
Uber: https://www.uber.com/
Carta: https://carta.com/
Warby Parker: https://www.warbyparker.com/
Ramp: https://ramp.com/
Airtable: https://www.airtable.com/
Adobe: https://www.adobe.com/
Behance: https://www.behance.net/
Columbia: https://www.columbia.edu/
Good Inside: https://www.goodinside.com/
Harriet Tubman: https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/harriet-tubman
Michael’s: https://www.michaels.com/
North Fork River, CO: https://northforkranchguideservice.com/north-fork-of-the-south-platte-river/
Frida Baby: https://frida.com/collections/baby
Crib camera: https://www.amazon.com/Monitor-5Display-Pan-Tilt-Zoom-Temperature-Lullabies/dp/B09GM8JZM9/
Emirates: https://www.emirates.com
Blues Clues: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0163929/
Forrest Gump: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109830/
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Creativity, Artificial Intelligence and Time | Scott Belsky (Dad of 3, Chief Strategy Officer and EVP Emerging Products at Adobe)