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Visit our Substack for bonus content and more: https://designbetterpodcast.com/p/scott-belsky We live in an era where it's easy to get overwhelmed by the pace of new technology. As designers, creatives, and technologists, we have a wealth of tools at our disposal that people in our roles only a decade ago could only have dreamed of. Yet it can be daunting to know where to focus our efforts: what new skills and workflows should we be learning to stay relevant? Scott Belsky, co-founder of Behance and Chief Strategy Officer at Adobe, calls the rapid spread of generative AI tools a “Cambrian Explosion,” referring to an evolutionary event 500 million years ago when many new animal species appeared in a relatively short time. We talk to Scott about how we might navigate this explosion, and why it might make sense to move toward a more “boundaryless” workflow. We also talk with Scott about his book The Messy Middle, and how to manage emotional turbulence during challenging parts of our career. Bio Scott Belsky is a builder, author, and investor who currently serves as Adobe's Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Vice President of Design & Emerging Products. As a co-founder of Behance—a platform now used by over 50 million creatives—Scott has been instrumental in shaping Adobe's Creative Cloud, pioneering mobile and service strategies, and later advising innovative companies like Pinterest, Uber, and Airtable. He also champions creative empowerment through initiatives such as 99U and Action Method, and his thought leadership shines in his international bestsellers, Making Ideas Happen and The Messy Middle, as well as his widely read Implications newsletter. *** Premium Episodes on Design Better This ad-supported episode is available to everyone. If you'd like to hear it ad-free, upgrade to our premium subscription, where you'll get an additional 2 ad-free episodes per month (4 total). Premium subscribers also get access to the documentary Design Disruptors and our growing library of books, as well as our monthly AMAs with former guests, ad-free episodes, discounts and early access to workshops, and our monthly newsletter The Brief that compiles salient insights, quotes, readings, and creative processes uncovered in the show. Upgrade to paid *** Visiting the links below is one of the best ways to support our show: Masterclass: MasterClass is the only streaming platform where you can learn and grow with over 200+ of the world's best. People like Steph Curry, Paul Krugman, Malcolm Gladwell, Dianne Von Furstenberg, Margaret Atwood, Lavar Burton and so many more inspiring thinkers share their wisdom in a format that is easy to follow and can be streamed anywhere on a smartphone, computer, smart TV, or even in audio mode. MasterClass always has great offers during the holidays, sometimes up to as much as 50% off. Head over to http://masterclass.com/designbetter for the current offer. Thuma: We're the sort of people who can't help but get lost in the details of creating a beautiful living space. A well designed home is a sanctuary for creative thinking. For those who revel in crafting a beautiful living space, Thuma offers modern furniture that transforms your home into a sanctuary for creative thinking. Their timelessly designed beds, nightstands, dressers, and shelving are built from solid wood using Japanese joinery techniques for a silent, stable foundation, balancing form, craftsmanship, and functionality. With clean lines, subtle curves, and a minimalist style available in four signature finishes—and an upgradeable headboard—the Thuma Bed collection assembles in just about 5 minutes with a single hand-tightened screw, ensuring a durable piece backed by a lifetime warranty. To get $100 towards your first bed purchase, go to http://thuma.co/designbetter.

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 1366: Chris Guillebeau challenges the conventional views of risk in careers by introducing the concept of pre-mortems identifying potential problems in advance to prevent them. By blending creativity and strategic planning, he provides practical steps to increase confidence and ensure smoother outcomes in both independent careers and large events like the World Domination Summit. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://chrisguillebeau.com/redefining-risk/ Quotes to ponder: "It helps to raise the stakes by asking, 'How will this end in disaster?'" "If we're worried about money, we can establish an emergency fund." "This exercise forces us to bring the real problems to the surface, and then get serious about preventing them from actually taking place." Episode references: The $100 StartUp: https://www.amazon.com/100-Startup-Reinvent-Living-Create/dp/0307951529 The Money Tree: https://www.amazon.com/Money-Tree-Finding-Fortune-Backyard/dp/0593188713 The Art of Non-Conformity: https://www.amazon.com/Art-Non-Conformity-Chris-Guillebeau/dp/0399536108 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 1366: Chris Guillebeau challenges the conventional views of risk in careers by introducing the concept of pre-mortems identifying potential problems in advance to prevent them. By blending creativity and strategic planning, he provides practical steps to increase confidence and ensure smoother outcomes in both independent careers and large events like the World Domination Summit. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://chrisguillebeau.com/redefining-risk/ Quotes to ponder: "It helps to raise the stakes by asking, 'How will this end in disaster?'" "If we're worried about money, we can establish an emergency fund." "This exercise forces us to bring the real problems to the surface, and then get serious about preventing them from actually taking place." Episode references: The $100 StartUp: https://www.amazon.com/100-Startup-Reinvent-Living-Create/dp/0307951529 The Money Tree: https://www.amazon.com/Money-Tree-Finding-Fortune-Backyard/dp/0593188713 The Art of Non-Conformity: https://www.amazon.com/Art-Non-Conformity-Chris-Guillebeau/dp/0399536108 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Full show notes at www.LearningLeader.com Buy our new book, The Score That Matters https://amzn.to/3ToYckL My guest: Scott Belsky co-founded Behance in 2006 and served as its CEO for six years. Behance was acquired by Adobe in 2012. Since then he has had a variety of roles with the company and is currently Adobe's Chief Strategy Officer, and EVP of Design & Emerging Products. He's also the author of two best-selling books, The Messy Middle and Making Ideas Happen. Scott holds a bachelor's degree from Cornell University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Hiking > Beach - You're only able to recollect experiences with enough friction to add texture to time as it passes. time spent doing the unexpected and/or being challenged is time with texture. Ultimately, in our dying breath, the more experiences in our lives with texture, the more of our lives we will actually remember and the longer we will feel we have lived. What adds texture to time? A challenge. Feeling unrushed - Feeling unrushed (so simple, yet so hard) is indeed such a luxury; one I still fail to achieve. Persona-Led Growth - People are more likely to share what people say than what companies say. Modern “PR strategy” should amplify the voice of actual builders, embrace personality rather than dull it out, and aspire for more real-time updates vs. major moments. How to raise kids to become great adults? "model hard work" Say, "This is the hard work." Manufacture hardship. Regulate emotions. Big feelings, little bodies. Why Scott enjoys working at Adobe... He's a mission-driven entrepreneur. Progress begets progress. Prototype = Show, not tell. A prototype is worth a hundred meetings, and almost all meetings that aren't grounded with a prototype are a waste of time (or worse). A prototype immediately surfaces gaps in logic or business concerns. It is the fastest way to drive alignment. "A prototype prompts decisiveness" "It's a hot knife through the butter of bureaucracy." Why Scott writes a Substack newsletter: "I want to be part of the creator platform." Writing clarifies thinking It's important to stay close to the action. Writing works as a forcing function to do that. Scott has benefited greatly from running every day. It's important to push yourself mentally and physically. "There's no option to stop." What's the most important element of leadership? "Empathy. It's a shortcut for overcoming challenges." “You're either part of the living or part of the dying.”  Scott's aunt Arlis Aron. Fought stage 4 cancer for 15 years. She always focused on living, her garden, breakfast, and traveling. “Decide if you want to live less or live more.” "Every day is a standalone canvas."

A creative powerhouse with a reputation that most can only dream about,, Scott Belsky  wears many hats: entrepreneur, author, investor, and now an integral part of Adobe's leadership team. He's the genius behind Behance, the go-to online platform for the creative industry, where talent is showcased and discovered. Scott led Behance as CEO until Adobe's acquisition in 2012. His influence extends beyond Behance; Scott has been an early product advisor and investor in noteworthy ventures like Pinterest, Uber, Carta, Flexport, sweetgreen, and Ro, to name a few.  He's also a prolific author with two national bestselling books: 'Making Ideas Happen' and 'The Messy Middle.' (Don't forget to check out his popular monthly newsletter, 'Implications,' and his brainchild, 99U, a publication and annual conference dedicated to enhancing productivity in the creative world). Join us for this super- insightful episode as we delve into Scott's remarkable journey and glean insights about sticking to the vision, wearing different hats (dreamer, incrementalist & doer) and the creative opportunities of AI. LINKS: Scott Belsky - Special Guest  LinkedIn - http://linkedin.com/in/scottbelsky Twitter - https://twitter.com/scottbelsky Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/scottbelsky/ Website - http://implications.com/                 https://www.scottbelsky.com/ Paul Fairweather - Co-host https://www.paulfairweather.com Chris Meredith - Co-host https://www.chrismeredith.com.au Two Common Creatives https://www.twocommoncreatives.com/podcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Scott Belsky - Chief Strategy Officer, Adobe Every organization has a culture–whether it be a family, a company, or even a sports team. Most of the time, there's an unspoken assumption that people on the team will share a set of attributes and values. Over time, this can lead to a homogenizing effect–also known as groupthink. Deviations become less frequent, because they disrupt the balance. But in our ever-changing world, is that really what we want? Our guest today has spent years building cultures, teams, and platforms with a singular focus: giving new ideas the oxygen they need. He'll help us reflect on the question:   How can we protect creative thinking? A conversation with Scott Belsky, on this episode of Lead With a Question. Guest Bio: Scott Belsky is an entrepreneur, author, investor, and now serves as EVP & Chief Product Officer at Adobe. Scott founded Behance, the leading online platform for the creative industry to showcase and discover creative work, and served as CEO until Adobe acquired Behance in 2012. He is an early product advisor and investor in Pinterest, Uber, Carta, Flexport, sweetgreen, Ro, as well as several others in the early stages. Scott is also the author of two national bestselling books: Making Ideas Happen and The Messy Middle, writes a popular monthly newsletter called *Implications,* and founded 99U, a publication and annual conference devoted to productivity in the creative world. Scott's website: https://www.scottbelsky.com/ Scott's newsletter: https://www.implications.com/ The Messy Middle book: https://www.themessymiddle.com/ Making Ideas Happen book: https://www.scottbelsky.com/bio-part-3-1 --------- Please like, subscribe, rate, and review! Every listener interaction helps others discover the show too! Learn about the work we're doing at Bravecore by visiting our website at Home - Bravecore To drop us a line, head over to Contact - Bravecore

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Scott Belsky is an executive, entrepreneur, author, and investor (and all-around product obsessive). He currently serves as Adobe's Chief Product Officer and Executive Vice President, Creative Cloud. Scott's passion is to make the creative world more productive, connected, and adaptive to new technologies. Scott co-founded Behance in 2006, and served as CEO until Adobe acquired Behance in 2012. Millions of people use Behance to display their portfolios, as well as track and find top talent across the creative industries. After Behance's acquisition, Scott helped kick off Creative Cloud's services and reboot Adobe's mobile product strategy and led Behance until 2016, when he spent a few years as an investor and advisor to multiple businesses. Alongside his role at Adobe, Scott actively advises and invests in businesses that cross the intersection of technology and design - and help empower people. He is/was an early advisor and investor in Pinterest, Uber, sweetgreen, Carta, Cheddar, Flexport, Airtable, OpenSea, Ramp, Ro, and Periscope (now part of Twitter) as well as several others in the early stages.Scott is also the author of the international bestselling books Making Ideas Happen and The Messy Middle.We cover so much ground in this conversation, including how he knows when he can trust an executive, why he sees company culture as an immune system, and why it's important to extinguish most new ideas.To stay up to date on future episodes and learn more from Alisa, sign up for her newsletter!If you like what you hear, please subscribe to the podcast!Learn more about Scott BelskyFor more stories and advice on founders and CEOs, head to alisacohn.com

Ideas are great. But making them a reality is a bit better. Perhaps you can…Continue readingEp. 28 – Making Ideas Happen The post Ep. 28 – Making Ideas Happen first appeared on Business 300.

Scott Belsky is an entrepreneur, author, investor, and currently serves as Adobe's Chief Product Officer and Executive Vice President, Creative Cloud. Scott oversees all of product and engineering for Creative Cloud, as well as design for Adobe. In 2006, Scott founded Behance, the leading online platform for the creative industry, and served as CEO until Adobe acquired Behance in 2012. Behance now has over 25M members. Scott is also an early advisor and investor in Pinterest, Uber, Sweetgreen, Carta, Flexport, Airtable, and several others. Finally, if that was not enough, Scott is the author of two national bestselling books - Making Ideas Happen and The Messy Middle. In Today's Episode with Scott Belsky You Will Learn: 1.) Narrow the Focus, Increase the Quality: What does Scott believe is the core challenge in product? What was the single biggest product challenge Scott faced at Behance? How did they overcome it? When should product teams listen to customer feedback vs ignore it? What are the core questions product teams should ask user groups to extract the most feedback and value? 2.) The Importance of the First Mile: What does Scott believe makes a great first mile when it comes to the product experience? Where do so many companies go wrong in creating the first mile user experience? Which company at scale has retained this simplicity of the first mile? How did they do it? What does Scott mean when he says, "the devil is in the defaults"? What can product teams learn from this? 3.) The Makings of a Great Product Leader: What are the 3 core questions every great product leader should ask on every screen? How do the best product leaders structure product reviews? Who is invited to product reviews? How often are they? Who sets the agenda? When is it sent? What do the best product leaders do to retain direction and productivity in reviews when there are many people and many ideas? How do they stay on track? 4.) The Hirings of a Great Product Team: How can founders know whether to hire the product leader or retain the role? When is the right time? What are the single biggest mistakes founders make when hiring their first product hires? How should founders structure the hiring process for product hires? What should they look to gain from each interview? What are the must ask questions in those interviews? How do the best respond? What case studies or physical tests can be done to determine the quality of a candidate?

The YouTube and Business grind can get HARD... These two things that once felt so invigorating & passionate, can start to feel like more of a job. Why is that? We  discussed exactly that in a private conversation between, and we want to share that with you in hopes to enlighten and encourage your journey through business and YouTube. Enjoy! Every Good Endeavor by Timothy Keller: https://www.amazon.com/Every-Good-Endeavor-Connecting-Your/dp/1594632820/ref=sr_1_1?crid=32ZZMIIU97FCC&keywords=every+good+endeavor+tim+keller&qid=1643851884&sprefix=every+goo%2Caps%2C96&sr=8-1 Making Ideas Happen: https://www.amazon.com/Making-Ideas-Happen-Overcoming-Obstacles/dp/1591844118/ref=sr_1_1?crid=17LK34T5GWQC5&keywords=making+ideas+happen&qid=1643851943&sprefix=making+ideas+happen%2Caps%2C92&sr=8-1

“Great opportunities never have ‘great opportunity' in the subject line.” – Scott Belsky In this episode of Outlier Academy, I'm talking with Scott Belsky (@scottbelsky). After starting his career at Goldman Sachs, he left to found Behance which he later sold to Adobe. He's now the Chief Product Officer at Adobe as well as a Venture Partner at the world-renowned venture capital firm Benchmark. Scott was an early investor in Uber, Pinterest, Carta, Flexport, Airtable, and sweetgreen. And finally, he's the best-selling author of Making Ideas Happen: Overcoming the Obstacles Between Vision and Reality and The Messy Middle: Finding Your Way Through the Hardest and Most Crucial Part of Any Bold Venture. Scott is a modern polymath. We explore his journey from entrepreneur to investor, how he approaches investing in early-stage technology companies, as well as the lessons he's learned at Benchmark, Adobe, and Behance. Chapters in this interview: 00:00:05 – Scott's learnings from his start at Goldman Sachs 00:05:35 – On co-founding Behance, and attempting to manage the “most disorganized community on the planet” 00:09:15 – Tactics for entrepreneurs and their teams 00:13:26 – The transition from startup (Behance) to large company (Adobe) 00:16:29 – How the desire to buy an education led to Scott's interest in investing 00:18:59 – Seeing an investment grow from Seed to IPO 00:22:47 – How design can move the needle for a business 00:28:21 – Scott's foray into venture capital and finding his ideal role melding investing with company-building at Benchmark 00:34:04 – On writing Making Ideas Happen and The Messy Middle 00:39:11 – Startups avoiding the fate of the “one-hit wonder” 00:43:32 – Investment trends that Scott is focusing on 00:47:31 – Scott's favorite failures   Show notes with links, quotes, and a transcript of the episode: https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/scott-belsky-outliers-show-notes  Sign up here for Outlier Debrief, our weekly newsletter that highlights the latest episode, expands on important business and investing concepts, and contains the best of what we read each week. Follow Outlier Academy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/outlieracademy. If you loved this episode, please share a quick review on Apple Podcasts.

In this episode we are going to talk about finishing this year strong and finishing your goals that you have started. Now, I am not saying rush to failure and if for a practical reason you need to push your goal into next year, then that is ok. We are talking about finishing a goal that you started this year and you know you can finish it; however, you are procrastinating. A brilliant concept found in Scott Belsky's book, “Making Ideas Happen,” and in the book he talks about the project plateau. What this is that when you have an idea or a spark that motivates us to start an action and in the project's process and we get pulled into the details and the not so fun parts then we have another idea that sparks up and we lose interest in the previous idea because it's not as intriguing.

In today's episode of the As Told by Nomads Podcast, join me and Scott Belsky as we speak about what works and what doesn't work in reinventing today's digital landscape. As he recalls his experience on getting an MBA, Scott admits, the value of dropping out would've probably been greater than the value of actually getting it. For him, the elements of genuine impact in a society boil down to creativity and initiative—with or without an MBA. The Great ReassessmentDuring the start of the pandemic, lockdowns were gradually put into place from region to region. Because of this, most people turned to alternative mediums to keep their business going and start new businesses. One media that's an excellent example of that is Tiktok. Because contact was limited, many startup companies and SMEs leveraged the marketing capabilities and reach of the video-sharing app. But how did it all work in an app where everyone is basically just dancing?The formula came with this generation of workers turning their back on the traditional. Because workers saw firsthand how their so-called "secure jobs" didn't secure most of them, this generation of professionals has let go of the corporate dream. As a result, this movement redirected the "dream career" hustle away from tradition and towards whatever aligns with purpose and values. The change we're seeing in the corporate field today is a product of people resigning after a resounding reassessment of what really is vital in a career.Outline of the episode:[04:24]Creativity is what makes the world interesting[08:24]Self-awareness is one of the greatest…[12:57]Where is the creative industry going with this rapid change?[17:58]How can you tell if technological advancement is successful or not?[20:51] We're all born artists; the struggle is to remain an artist. [29:26]Scott Belsky – on crypto, NFTs, and the meme culture[37:31]The value of having an MBA[40:47] What impact makers can expect from an industry of traditional institutionsResources:Website: http://www.scottbelsky.com/Making Ideas Happen, Book: https://www.amazon.com/Making-Ideas-Happen-Overcoming-Obstacles/dp/1591844118/The Messy Middle, Book: https://www.amazon.com/Messy-Middle-Finding-Through-Hardest/dp/0735218072/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=Connect with Tayo Rockson and the As Told By Nomads Podcast on:Personal Website: https://tayorockson.comUYD Management: https://uydmanagement.com/UYD Collective: https://tayorockson.com/uyd-collectiveLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tayorockson Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/TayoRockson See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Chris Guillebeau talks about how to redefine risk and make ideas happen Episode 366: Redefining Risk: On Disaster, Pre-Mortems, and Making Ideas Happen by Chris Guillebeau  Chris Guillebeau is a New York Times bestselling author and modern-day explorer. He is the author of 5 books and his daily podcast, Side Hustle School, is downloaded more than 2 million times a month. Every summer in Portland, Oregon, Chris hosts the World Domination Summit, a gathering of creative, remarkable people with thousands in attendance. Chris is also the founder of Pioneer Nation, Unconventional Guides, the Travel Hacking Cartel, and numerous other projects. During a lifetime of self-employment that included a four-year commitment as a volunteer executive in West Africa, he visited every country in the world (193 in total) before his 35th birthday. The original post is located here: https://chrisguillebeau.com/redefining-risk/  Be smart and pay off your credit card balances with a Credit Card Consolidation loan from LightStream. Apply now to get a special interest rate discount and save even more by going to Lightstream.com/OSD  Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalStartUpDaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Guillebeau talks about how to redefine risk and make ideas happen Episode 366: Redefining Risk: On Disaster, Pre-Mortems, and Making Ideas Happen by Chris Guillebeau Chris Guillebeau is a New York Times bestselling author and modern-day explorer. He is the author of 5 books and his daily podcast, Side Hustle School, is downloaded more than 2 million times a month. Every summer in Portland, Oregon, Chris hosts the World Domination Summit, a gathering of creative, remarkable people with thousands in attendance. Chris is also the founder of Pioneer Nation, Unconventional Guides, the Travel Hacking Cartel, and numerous other projects. During a lifetime of self-employment that included a four-year commitment as a volunteer executive in West Africa, he visited every country in the world (193 in total) before his 35th birthday. The original post is located here: https://chrisguillebeau.com/redefining-risk/ Be smart and pay off your credit card balances with a Credit Card Consolidation loan from LightStream. Apply now to get a special interest rate discount and save even more by going to Lightstream.com/OSD Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalStartUpDaily

Chris Guillebeau talks about how to redefine risk and make ideas happen Episode 366: Redefining Risk: On Disaster, Pre-Mortems, and Making Ideas Happen by Chris Guillebeau  Chris Guillebeau is a New York Times bestselling author and modern-day explorer. He is the author of 5 books and his daily podcast, Side Hustle School, is downloaded more than 2 million times a month. Every summer in Portland, Oregon, Chris hosts the World Domination Summit, a gathering of creative, remarkable people with thousands in attendance. Chris is also the founder of Pioneer Nation, Unconventional Guides, the Travel Hacking Cartel, and numerous other projects. During a lifetime of self-employment that included a four-year commitment as a volunteer executive in West Africa, he visited every country in the world (193 in total) before his 35th birthday. The original post is located here: https://chrisguillebeau.com/redefining-risk/  Be smart and pay off your credit card balances with a Credit Card Consolidation loan from LightStream. Apply now to get a special interest rate discount and save even more by going to Lightstream.com/OSD  Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalStartUpDaily

[2m23s] The parallels and synergies Scott sees between the product development and writing processes[6m45s] Why Scott decided to go "all in" on advancing creative meritocracy in his career[11m03s] The opportunity Scott sees for our world to get to true creative meritocracy [13m26s]  A  framework Scott counsels organizations leaders to use when recognizing and rewarding creatives[16m56s] Scott's perspective on thinking at the "Edge of Reason" as an essential ingredient to innovating product, advancing culture, and improving diversity [25m36s] How Scott helped drive Adobe's business and technology transformation, including his reflection on the amazing journey of bringing Behance into the company whose Photoshop software he tinkered with as a kid  [30m07s] Scott's view on the brand portfolio strategy at Adobe, including the Adobe master brand, the Creative Cloud brand, and the signature application (product) brands [33m53s] Scott's perspective on the product culture at Adobe[35m34s] Scott's view on the most promising broad-based technology innovations coming our way over the next 5-10 years[37m58s] Scott and Jesse discuss the future of work, and the changing psychology, operating models, and use cases of working physically together[40m56s] Scott offers his perspective on the future of NFT technology and the linkages between NFT, digital (art)ifacts, and creative meritocracy[44m02s] How Scott chooses people and organizations to partner with as an investor and advisor===============How can companies sustain product and brand innovation in the face of constant challenges? And how can they nurture creative collaboration in our new world of work while providing employees the space and autonomy to do the best work of their lives?Perhaps no one is better suited to answer these questions than Scott Belsky, bestselling author and Chief Product Officer at Adobe. In his 2018 book The Messy Middle, Scott laid out the methods that enable people to find their way through the most difficult phases of bold projects and new ventures. In his talk with Jesse, Scott describes why it's critical to make product decisions at “The Edge of Reason,” and discusses how his ability to bring to life a vision for the future of creative collaboration would turn out to make him a key contributor to Adobe's well-chronicled transition to the Cloud.Along with his reflections on what it was like to ultimately assume the next phase of growth for products he had used and revered since his early years, Scott discusses his motivations for founding Behance; the parallels he discovered between the processes of writing books and of developing software products; his transformative ideas on product culture; and even his beliefs about the future of NFT technology to continue to unlock creative democratization. Time and again, he offers us timeless guidance on how to gain confidence from doubt and nurture our ability to create without limits.Guest BioScott Belsky is an executive, entrepreneur, author, and investor (and all-around product obsessive). He currently serves as Adobe's Chief Product Officer and Executive Vice President, Creative Cloud. Scott's passion is to make the creative world more productive, connected, and adaptive to new technologies. Scott co-founded Behance in 2006, and served as CEO until Adobe acquired Behance in 2012.Alongside his role at Adobe, Scott actively advises and invests in businesses that cross the intersection of technology and design - and help empower people. He works closely with a number of venture capital firms including Benchmark and Homebrew, and is an early advisor and investor in Pinterest, Uber, sweetgreen, Carta, Cheddar, Flexport, Airtable, and Periscope (now part of Twitter) as well as several others in the early stages. Helpful LinksScott's books: The Messy Middle (2018) and Making Ideas Happen (2010) Inc.: What it Takes to Keep Your Business Ahead of the Pace of InnovationMedium: The Furry Lisa, CryptoArt, & The New Economy Of Digital CreativityScott on LinkedIn and TwitterLoved this talk with Scott? Check out our conversation with Cisco's Jeetu Patel

Scott Belsky is an entrepreneur, author, and investor. He is currently Chief Product Officer at Adobe, serves as a board member to several early stage companies, and is a Venture Partner at Benchmark, a leading venture capital firm based in San Francisco. He was previously the founder and CEO of Behance, a leading online platform to showcase and discover creative work. He is also the creator of 99U, Behance's think tank and annual conference devoted to execution in the creative world. Belsky is the author of The Messy Middle: Finding Your Way Through the Hardest and Most Crucial Part of Any Bold Venture, Making Ideas Happen, and coauthor of the 99U book series. In conversation with Matt Harrigan, CEO & Managing Partner @ Company Ventures.

“Great opportunities never have ‘great opportunity’ in the subject line.” – Scott Belsky In this episode of Outliers, I’m talking with Scott Belsky (@scottbelsky). After starting his career at Goldman Sachs, he left to found Behance which he later sold to Adobe. He’s now the Chief Product Officer at Adobe as well as a Venture Partner at the world-renowned venture capital firm Benchmark. Scott was an early investor in Uber, Pinterest, Carta, Flexport, Airtable, and sweetgreen. And finally, he’s the best-selling author of Making Ideas Happen: Overcoming the Obstacles Between Vision and Reality and The Messy Middle: Finding Your Way Through the Hardest and Most Crucial Part of Any Bold Venture. Scott is a modern polymath. We explore his journey from entrepreneur to investor, how he approaches investing in early-stage technology companies, as well as the lessons he’s learned at Benchmark, Adobe, and Behance. Chapters in this interview: 00:00:05 – Scott’s learnings from his start at Goldman Sachs 00:05:35 – On co-founding Behance, and attempting to manage the “most disorganized community on the planet” 00:09:15 – Tactics for entrepreneurs and their teams 00:13:26 – The transition from startup (Behance) to large company (Adobe) 00:16:29 – How the desire to buy an education led to Scott’s interest in investing 00:18:59 – Seeing an investment grow from Seed to IPO 00:22:47 – How design can move the needle for a business 00:28:21 – Scott’s foray into venture capital and finding his ideal role melding investing with company-building at Benchmark 00:34:04 – On writing Making Ideas Happen and The Messy Middle 00:39:11 – Startups avoiding the fate of the “one-hit wonder” 00:43:32 – Investment trends that Scott is focusing on 00:47:31 – Scott’s favorite failures   Show notes with links, quotes, and a transcript of the episode: https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/scott-belsky-outliers-show-notes  Sign up here for Outliers Weekly, our Sunday newsletter that highlights the latest episode, expands on important business and investing concepts, and contains the best of what we read each week. Follow Outliers on Twitter: https://twitter.com/heyoutliers. If you loved this episode, please share a quick review on Apple Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's not about ideas. It's about making ideas happen. How do we do we make ideas happen? #MakingIdeasHappen #SocialEntrepreneur #motivationWe only have 28,000 days on the planet if we are lucky. This podcast chronicles the life lessons in my entrepreneurial journey of my #28,000days​#entrepreneur #motivationSubscribe & also, FOLLOW me in English:INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/hectorhlopez​FACEBOOK: http://on.fb.me/lopezhh​TWITTER: http://Twitter.com/hectorhlopez​CLUBHOUSE: @hectorhlopezYOUTUBE: https://YouTube.com/hectorhlopezSubscribe & also, FOLLOW me in Spanish:INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/hectorhlopez_esCLUBHOUSE: @hectorhlopez_esYOUTUBE: https://YouTube.com/hectorhlopez_es————————————Written by:Hector H. LopezDirected by:Hector H. LopezProduced by:beNeXT Global

 Music: Heart in Hand Overture - Christy NockelsJoin me as I read part 2, of a physical book, Making Ideas Happen by Scott Belsky, Founder and CEO of Behance Submit your reading suggestions or content suggestions to me via e-mail at: oni.jxck@gmail.comCome join us in my Discord server linked in my small collection of links at:  https://beacons.ai/oni_jxck  I look forward to hearing recommendations from you!If you'd like to know more about me, or have a look at my website or other social medias, this is also where you can find the answers to your queries.   

Music: Into Silence I - Jane Antonia CornishJoin me as I read a physical book this time, as opposed to text on a screen. Today, we are beginning the reading of, Making Ideas Happen by Scott Belsky, Founder and CEO of Behance Submit your reading suggestions or content suggestions to me via e-mail at: oni.jxck@gmail.comCome join us in my Discord server linked in my small collection of links at: https://beacons.ai/oni_jxck I look forward to hearing recommendations from you!If you'd like to know more about me, or have a look at my website or other social medias, this is also where you can find the answers to your queries.

Today's guest is Scott Belsky, founder of the social media channel for creatives, Behance. In 2006, Behance was acquired by Adobe where Scott now serves as Chief Product Officer and Executive Vice President. Scott is also an active investor and advisor to companies like Pinterest, Uber, Sweetgreen, Carta, Cheddar, Flexport, Airtable, and Periscope, and many more. Scott is also an accomplished author, having written two international bestselling books Making Ideas Happen, and The Messy Middle.

You know who wrote the book on socks (and started one of the best Tumblrs and bakes internet-famous cookies)? John Jannuzzi, and he’s here to share his creative side-hustle tips (but not any of the burnt malted milk and Kit-Kat cookies—he’s keeping those for himself). Before we dive in, though, can we discuss long-distance collaboration between two people who live four blocks apart? Yes, we’re talking about us.   Visit www.DailyHarvest.com and use code ATHINGORTWO for $25 off your first Box! Also, visit www.nyssacare.com and use code ATHINGORTWO for 15% off your order!   The linkage:   We’ve picked up some good work habits from the book Making Ideas Happen.   Breaking snack news: The Daily Crave smoked gouda lentil chips might be a wise bulk purchase (as they have been for Claire), and the makers of Pretzel Perfection are donating party mix to school districts and food banks.   How to Wear Socks! It’s John Jannuzzi’s new book. Feels very appropriate for dads ‘n grads, no?   Classic white Bombas! John’s favorite socks.   Bring on the crazy glasses, fun socks, and nutty shoes: Per The Strategist, Strawberry Crocs are having moment.   John’s other creative undertakings: 1) his v. popular early-days Tumblr Textbook 2) his dance compilations 3) Jannuzzi’s Cookies, batches of which go on sale every Sunday at 8 p.m. ET (set a reminder!).   Oh, also: John is very active on both Twitter and Instagram.   Two people John looks to for creativity guidance: Amanda Mull (who is a staff writer at The Atlantic) and Mary H.K. Choi (the author of Permanent Record and Emergency Contact and host of the minipod Hey, Cool Life!).   You know we love our voicemails. 833-632-5463!   For anything else you might be looking for related to all of this, head over to claireanderica.com.   Stock your fridge with Daily Harvest—$25 off your first box with the code ATHINGORTWO. YAY.   Produced by Dear Media

Participa en el Reto IN·MU·NÍ·ZA·TE: https://ilustrandodudas.com/articulo/reto-inmunizate/Accede al grupo de Facebook Equipos de súperAcción: https://www.facebook.com/groups/superaccion/Más información sobre la profesión de la ilustración y sobre el podcast, aliados, colaboradores, recursos y herramientas en www.ilustrandodudas.com/podcastApúntate a nuestra newsletter para estar al tanto de todo en https://bit.ly/3a8SSKuHoy continuamos diseccionando el maravilloso libro Making Ideas Happen (https://amzn.to/2xKnWSQ), conociendo el Método de Acción recomendado por el libro para planificar y desarrollar nuestros proyectos creativos y descubriendo la importancia de aprender a priorizar correctamente el tiempo. CRÉDITOSEntradilla: Joan Llorcawww.instagram.com/artnegreCanción de fondo: Acoustic Breeze - BendsoundCanción final: Paz Salem - Assirbey

Participa en el Reto IN·MU·NÍ·ZA·TE: https://ilustrandodudas.com/articulo/reto-inmunizate/Accede al grupo de Facebook Equipos de súperAcción: https://www.facebook.com/groups/superaccion/Más información sobre la profesión de la ilustración y sobre el podcast, aliados, colaboradores, recursos y herramientas en www.ilustrandodudas.com/podcastApúntate a nuestra newsletter para estar al tanto de todo en https://bit.ly/3a8SSKuEn el programa de hoy diseccionaremos y comentaremos el libro Making Ideas Happen de Scott Belsky, sobre la importancia de comprender cómo funciona nuestra mente creativa y de crear métodos y sistemas que nos ayuden a llevar a cabo esas geniales ideas y proyectos que se nos ocurren continuamente.CRÉDITOSEntradilla: Joan Llorcawww.instagram.com/artnegreCanción de fondo: Acoustic Breeze - Bendsound

Scott Belsky is an entrepreneur, author, investor, and currently serves as Adobe’s Chief Product Officer and Executive Vice President, Creative Cloud. In 2006, Scott founded Behance, the leading online platform for the creative industry to showcase and discover the creative world, and served as CEO until Adobe acquired Behance in 2012. After the acquisition, Scott helped reboot Adobe's mobile product and marketplace strategies and leading Behance. Scott actively advises and invests in businesses that cross the intersection of technology and design, and help empower people. He works closely with a number of venture capital firms including Benchmark and Homebrew and is an early advisor and investor in Pinterest, Uber, Sweetgreen, Carta, Cheddar, Flexport, Airtable, and Periscope as well as several others in the early stages. Through his work as a founder and investor, Scott has become an advocate for technology and community initiatives that empower creative people and help businesses leverage the creative potential of their people. He is the author of two national bestselling books - Making Ideas Happen and The Messy Middle, and founded 99U, a publication and annual conference devoted to productivity in the creative world. For about an hour, we discuss a wide range of topics which include, but aren't limited to: Projecting Future of the Creative Job Market Responding to the Demolition of the "Firm" Evaluating Investment Opportunities Finding Optimism in Modern Education SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL NEWSLETTER FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM

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Scott Belsky on Product Love, Beth Long on Maintainable, Mark Schell on Agile Uprising, Daniel Mintz on Product Love, and Kelsey Hightower on On Call Nightmares. I’d love for you to email me with any comments about the show or any suggestions for podcasts I might want to feature. Email podcast@thekguy.com. And, if you haven’t done it already, don’t forget to hit the subscribe button, and if you like the show, please tell a friend or co-worker who might be interested. This episode covers the five podcast episodes I found most interesting and wanted to share links to during the two week period starting December 23, 2019. These podcast episodes may have been released much earlier, but this was the fortnight when I started sharing links to them to my social network followers. SCOTT BELSKY ON PRODUCT LOVE The Product Love podcast featured Scott Belsky with host Eric Boduch. Scott founded Behance in 2005, which he calls a “LinkedIn for the creative world.” They were acquired by Adobe in 2012. He is now Chief Product Officer there. He wrote two books: Making Ideas Happen and The Messy Middle. Scott founded Behance because his designer and artist friends felt a sense of frustration at how their careers were at the mercy of circumstance. He pitched them on the idea of a social network for creatives and they hated it. So he asked what problem they wanted to solve. Many said that their portfolio sites were always out of date and hard for clients to find, they never got attribution for their work, their potential clients found it hard to look them up if they saw their work for another client, and there was a lack of software that catered to the business aspects of being a professional designer or artist. This was a community of customers who didn’t realize that what they needed is what they didn’t want. Behance needed to pull their customers through their first mile of doubt. When they put out a beta, they asked customers to put their portfolio on it and the customers said no because they had a portfolio site already. So they asked their customers if they could interview and write a blog post about them and they said yes. So Behance made a blog of leading designers and asked them for portfolio images. Customers agreed and let them put the images in Behance. They found a backdoor way to get some of the most beautiful portfolios into Behance upon launch. People who now looked up their favorite designers found them on Behance and thought, “I should be on there.” This taught Scott the lesson that, while the science of business is scaling, the art of business is the things that don’t scale. The best businesses find the non-scalable things to prime the pump for their products. Scott says businesses need to nail it before they scale it. In other words, they should aim for high product-market fit with a hundred or so users. Eric asked where the average product leader struggles in making the transition from being hands-on to more strategic. Scott says a common struggle is not empowering design sufficiently. You want to find the right design leaders and empower them sufficiently at the right point in the process. Great product leaders don’t say much at all. They are conduits that are working behind the scenes to get people aligned and to get designers and engineers working together. Apple Podcasts link: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/scott-belsky-joins-product-love-to-talk-about-exploring/id1343610309?i=1000458667222 Website link: https://www.spreaker.com/user/casted/belsky-edited-audio-mp3 BETH LONG ON MAINTAINABLE The Maintainable podcast featured Beth Long with host Robby Russell. Beth is a software engineer at New Relic. She says that maintainable code is code that prioritizes intelligibility and is oriented to the way humans interact with it. It is simple, clear, and emphasizes readability over conciseness. The infrastructure the code deploys to and the deployment mechanisms themselves should also prioritize intelligibility and clarity to be considered maintainable. Intelligible code is code that tends to make sense even to those that aren’t intimately familiar with it. This might be someone who hasn’t worked extensively in the codebase or someone who worked in it two months ago and has just now come back to it. Robby asked about technical debt. Working at New Relic, Beth has had opportunities to talk with Ward Cunningham, the originator of the term. When Ward coined the term, he was working on a financial system and he described technical debt, like financial debt, as something you deliberately take on. You sacrifice some maintainability in the short term and pay it back over time. Robby asked how developers can bring up maintainability concerns with stakeholders. Stakeholders are often focused on velocity, so they says things like, “Can we have the person who is on call due the sustainability engineering work?” This doesn’t work. What works is giving the team focused, protected time. Developers need to step out of their own experience of the world enough to understand the pain and pressure that their stakeholders live under and make a compelling case to them. Beth has seen it work. She has seen New Relic customers make slide decks to present to stakeholders about the value of doing the work to add observability to their systems and getting executive buy-in as a result. Robby asked about second system syndrome. She says it comes from the book The Mythical Man-Month and refers to the tendency to replace small, elegant systems that work well with bloated, over-engineered systems. You have a system that works well enough but people want more features and there is a temptation to replace the old system with something new. The old system is full of known flaws and, in the potential new system, the flaws are not yet known and you can pretend they are not there. This is why she recommends against rewrites. Apple Podcasts link: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/beth-long-maintainable-code-prioritizes-how-humans/id1459893010?i=1000458429284 Website link: https://maintainable.fm/episodes/beth-long-maintainable-code-prioritizes-how-humans-interact-with-it-XHdDZOQF MARK SCHELL ON AGILE UPRISING The Agile Uprising podcast featured Mark Schell with host Andy Cleff. Mark started out working at an organization that had reached CMMI (that is, Capability Maturity Model Integration) level 5 (that is, the highest level: optimizing) but he struggled to see the worth of it. Eventually, a friend of his introduced him to Extreme Programming or XP and this got him energized about Agile. They got into a discussion about a talk Mark attended at the Philly XP conference that was given by Ryan Lockard. Ryan described the benefits of cleaning up old code. Mark says that the less you clean up after yourself, the more stuff you have to step around. This also means being careful not to add too much complexity, as this makes things more complicated for the user and for the developers. Andy asked Mark where he starts in such a situation where you inherit a system where there hasn’t been a great deal of taking out the trash. Mark referenced Foot and Yoder’s paper on the big ball of mud. He says you start with the smallest pieces you can find. Don’t be afraid to delete things; that’s what we have code repositories for. If you are using a compiled language and you have tools like Resharper, make use of them. Mark talked about tools like OpenGrok for making code files more searchable.  He says there are going to be cases where you have to take a leap of faith; you have to delete something that you know you may need to revert if you discover a previously unknown use. If you never take that risk and you’re always afraid of that code, you’ll never get to a cleaner state. Andy asked about how things get this way. Mark says that most developers’ passion is often around the building of new things. Combined with schedule pressure, doing chores like code cleanup becomes a low priority. Mark says that, ideally, it should be baked into the red-green-refactor cycle. Andy asks how we can push back as craftspeople when the business says, “More, more, more.” Mark says you need to find a way to tie this retirement of complexity to revenue. Apple Podcasts link: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/clean-code-refactoring-and-deleting-w-mark-schell/id1163230424?i=1000459008564 Website link: http://agileuprising.libsyn.com/clean-code-refactoring-and-deleting-w-mark-schell DANIEL MINTZ ON PRODUCT LOVE The Product Love podcast featured Daniel Mintz with host Eric Boduch. The work Daniel did in politics informed everything he does everyday. It helped him understand how people interact with products, how to scale and grow, how data can inform product decisions, how data can mislead product decisions, and how tools get built. When you’re running a giant volunteer political organization, that’s the lowest-attachment user you can imagine. Your product has to be good at grabbing users and getting them in the door or else it’s not going to work. Daniel says we often fall into the trap of being data-driven. He thinks of the episode of The Office where Michael Scott drives into the lake because the GPS tells him to turn right. There is a difference between being data-driven and data-informed and when data conflicts with your intuition, your qualitative research, and your experience, you should interrogate that. Eric asked how Daniel ended up at Looker. Daniel described his first experience with their sales team. After the salesperson struggled to describe what Looker was, he eventually asked Daniel to let him show off Looker by connecting to Daniel’s database and letting Daniel ask Looker any question about his own data. In ten minutes, the salesperson had shown him things about his data he had never seen before. Seeing Looker in this way, Daniel felt like he did when first encountered the power of SQL, but this time it was something that anybody could use. Just as any good product manager would try to get to the real problem when a customer comes to them with a solution like, “I want to make this button blue,” when a customer asks a data analyst to show them sales by salesperson by region for the last six months, a good analyst will ask them why. They might say, “I want to see if there is a big difference in how salespeople ramp over different regions.” The analyst might then respond, “What if we narrow that down and only look at people recently hired?” Product managers need to do the same thing when thinking about how they use data. For example, if you are trying to understand where people get stuck in the on-boarding path, then usage data may be useful. If you are trying to understand whether people’s impression of the product has changed over time, net promoter score might be what you need. Start with the question instead of saying, “This is the data I have available and here is what I can make of it.” Daniel says that good operational metrics are ones that, upon looking at them, you immediately know what you should do in response to them. Alternatively, dashboards of vanity metrics can be disempowering for people: if you are a product manager who isn’t working on a revenue-creating part of the product yet, a dashboard tracking a vanity metric like revenue is not something you can do anything about. Daniel gave an example of vanity and operational metrics for a company like Uber or Lyft. A vanity metric might be rides taken or cities served. It is the kind of metric that might be valuable to investors, not for the people that work there. An operational metric might be percentage of rides cancelled and that is only operational if you dig a level deeper to find out why they were cancelled. Eric asked Daniel for his take on net promoter score. From the consumer perspective, Daniel says, NPS is a great innovation because it is so simple and easy to administer that your response rate is going to be higher than any other survey question. Being a single question survey makes it easy to ask in-product rather than in a survey email and thereby increase response rate even further. He says that tracking NPS over time makes it even more useful. When it is used to just ask if something is good or bad, however, it just becomes another vanity metric. Apple Podcasts link: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/daniel-mintz-joins-product-love-to-talk-about-data/id1343610309?i=1000459282754 Website link: https://www.spreaker.com/user/casted/daniel-mintz-joins-product-love-to-talk- KELSEY HIGHTOWER ON ON CALL NIGHTMARES The On Call Nightmares podcast featured Kelsey Hightower with host Jay Gordon. Kelsey talked about what he calls “learning in public”, in which you share things as you learn them. He says that when you learn in public, you tend to not skip over the interesting bits from zero to getting started. A lot of times, we’re afraid to share that because we want to be seen as experts. Kelsey talked about his truest introduction to on call. He described how his CTO made it clear just how important their work was to customers. Hearing about the consequences for customers of system downtime put things in perspective for Kelsey. Kelsey says that if you fail to explain it, on call can feel like you’re overtaxing your employees. It is less like on call and more like glorified overtime. Another lesson Kelsey learned about on call at that company happened when he took on all of the on call work for two months. His goal was to find the patterns and make it go away. Over the two months, he made sure the issues were documented and the documentation was made consistent. The rest of the team saw Kelsey as “taking one for the team”. The team was able to do work in their areas of expertise to improve the on call experience. The number of incidents dropped from 1-2 per week every week to having weeks without any incidents. They had been in a cycle in which on call pain was spread out enough that nobody did anything about it. Stepping up and showing leadership by doing changed things. Apple Podcasts link: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/episode-45-kelsey-hightower-google/id1447430839?i=1000460193573 Website link: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/oncallnightmares/episodes/2019-12-19T08_16_15-08_00 LINKS Ask questions, make comments, and let your voice be heard by emailing podcast@thekguy.com. Twitter: https://twitter.com/thekguy LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keithmmcdonald/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thekguypage Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_k_guy/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheKGuy Website:

I asked Scott Belsky the age-old product cliché — is product management a science or an art? His answer was that it's clearly both. Sure, product management has scientific themes — there's the experimentation, testing, and data. But it also calls on some things that are more qualitative, like empathy for the user and the creativity necessary to stay competitive. Before he was the chief product officer at Adobe, he was the CEO and founder of Behance, a platform that allows creatives to share their portfolios. He also had a brief stint as an entrepreneur and investor, and wrote two books: Making Ideas Happen, and The Messy Middle. This week on Product Love, Scott and I talked about the science and art of product management.

I asked Scott Belsky the age-old product cliché — is product management a science or an art? His answer was that it’s clearly both. Sure, product management has scientific themes — there’s the experimentation, testing, and data. But it also calls on some things that are more qualitative, like empathy for the user and the creativity necessary to stay competitive.   Before he was the chief product officer at Adobe, he was the CEO and founder of Behance, a platform that allows creatives to share their portfolios. He also had a brief stint as an entrepreneur and investor, and wrote two books: Making Ideas Happen, and The Messy Middle.   This week on Product Love, Scott and I talked about the science and art of product management.

Which is better, the Popeyes Chicken Sandwich or Chick-fil-A's ? The answer is it doesn't matter because the product is only as good as the supply chain. If you can't meet the demand of your product, it doesn't matter how great it is, people will eventually lose interest. In this week's episode of the CMN Leadership Podcast, Chris Railey discusses how to identify problems and improve systems. Chris uses ideas from Scoot Belsky's book, "Making Ideas Happen" to analyze an organization's systems.

Kali ini Patricia Wulandari mengajak Aditya Hadi dari Podcast Buku Kutu untuk ikutan merekomendasikan beberapa buku bertema entrepreneurship dan startup yang menarik untuk kamu baca! Enggak harus punya bisnis dulu untuk kamu bisa baca buku ini, karena sebenarnya isi buku yang dibahas di sini cocok banget untuk diaplikasikan dalam kehidupan kita sehari-hari, terlepas dari apa profesi kita. Keempat buku yang dibahas di chapter ini adalah: 1. Making Ideas Happen karya Scott Belsky 2. Zero to One karya Peter Thiel 3. The Hard Thing About Hard Things karya Ben Horowitz 4. We Are The Nerds karya Christine Lagorio-Chafkin

In 2005, entrepreneur and investor Scott Belsky founded a company called Behance. Seven years later, with over a million creative professionals using the online platform, Scott and his team sold Behance to Adobe, where he now serves as the company’s Chief Product Officer. Scott is the author of the international bestseller Making Ideas Happen and his latest book, The Messy Middle, about getting through the most crucial phase of anything worth doing. In this episode, we talk to Scott about his multifaceted professional path, his advice for creating a “fully utilized” career, and how all of us can navigate the messy middle of any ambitious project. Take a listen to my conversation with Scott Belsky.

This week, Cory speaks to entrepreneur, author and early-stage investor Scott Belsky, who is well known for co-creating the online portfolio platform Behance, which later sold to Adobe in 2012 and wrote top-selling books ‘Making Ideas Happen’ and ‘Maximize The Middle’. Scott is currently the co-founder of referral network startup Prefer, he is the Chief Product Officer and Executive Vice President at Adobe and a Venture Partner at Benchmark. He is also a seed investor with over 100 investments which range from Pinterest to Uber. In this week’s episode, he takes us back to when he landed a job at Goldman Sachs, how current graduates should decided where to work, when he quit to start Behance, how to turn an idea into a product, convincing talent to work for you and his first investment (which was Pinterest). “DON’T OPTIMIZE (YOUR WORK) FOR THE ADDITIONAL BUCK, ESPECIALLY EARLY IN YOUR CAREER. JUST DO WHATEVER YOU CAN TO GET INCREMENTALLY CLOSER TO WHAT YOU’RE GENUINELY INTERESTED IN.”

For our 20th anniversary we decided to talk about how to make ideas happen and get sh*t done. For this we look into examples of companies, and successful creative professionals, who have cracked the balance between the novelty of an idea and execution. Because so often, innovation is overrated and what counts the most is actually great execution. So, what are you waiting for? Make your ideas happen! Relax and tune in for some Futurish times with Pete and Gerhard! References: Book: Making Ideas Happen by Scott Belsky --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/futurish/message

Scott Belsky is the author of the international bestselling book MAKING IDEAS HAPPEN and his latest book, The Messy Middle, explores finding your way through the hardest and most crucial part of any bold venture. Scott has spent his career making the creative world more productive, connected, and adaptive to new technologies.  He founded Behance, the leading online platform for the creative industry to showcase and discover creative work, and served as CEO until Adobe acquired Behance in 2012 for $150 million. He is a Venture Partner with Benchmark, and is an early advisor and investor in Pinterest, Uber, sweetgreen, Cheddar, and Periscope as well as several others in the early stages.  Scott also founded 99U, a publication and annual conference devoted to productivity in the creative world and serves on the Board of the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. Scott is currently serves as Adobe's Chief Product Officer and Executive Vice President, Creative Cloud. In this episode, we many topics, inlcuding: How to keep your team motivated, even when there is little cause for celebration How to build a culture of transparency and psychological safety Why organizations who make fast decisions are more likely to win; and What the most sustainable competitive advantage you can have is We explored this and a whole lot more so strap yourself in for a conversation with the one and only, Scott Belsky. Topics Discussed: Why the media glorifies starting up and exiting, but not scaling up Why entrepreneurs shouldn’t conflate raising capital with success Why its about how you respond to peaks and valleys that matters most Why being resource strap breeds resourcefulness Why scaling is so much harder than starting The importance of self awareness How being the master of your devices gives you an advantage in the attention economy Engineering small wins into your team culture The role of luck in success, and the narrative fallacy Why it pays to have tension in your workforce Minimum viable bureaucracies How to build a culture that values people over process How to make fast decisions and why you should Why longevity requires knowing your weaknesses On transitioning from Behance to Adobe On Adobe’s aquisition of Behance and what they did right On making the leap from Goldman Sachs to Behance Show Notes: Web: scottbelsky.com | themessymiddle.com  Twitter: @scottbelsky Instagram: @scottbelsky ---- Employee to Entrepreneur book: www.employeetoentrepreneur.io Listen to Future Squared on Apple Podcasts  goo.gl/sMnEa0 Also available on: Spotify, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, Stitcher and Soundcloud Twitter: www.twitter.com/steveglaveski Instagram: www.instagram.com/@thesteveglaveski Future Squared: www.futuresquared.xyz Steve Glaveski: www.steveglaveski.com Medium: www.medium.com/@steveglaveski NEW Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/futuresquared/

Ces takes a walk and talks about the book “Making Ideas Happen“ Making Ideas Happen by Scott Belsky  

This week’s guest is Scott Belsky. He’s an entrepreneur and author of Making Ideas Happen in 2010, but he’s 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. His new book, The Messy Middle, is a real gem. It’s a front to back journey along the road of Behance - from launch to acquisition.

In this episode, Caleb and Todd talk with Scott Belsky about finding your way through the hardest and crucial part of any bold venture. ------------- *Guest Links* ------------- [Scott's website][1] [Scott On Twitter][2] [Scott On Instagram][3] [The Messy Middle by Scott Belsky][4] [Making Ideas Happen by Scott Belsky][5] [Adobe][6] [Behance][7] ----------------- *What We Learned* ----------------- Starts and finishes are moments, but the messy middle is where the battle is fought and won. How to endure the lows and optimize the heights The unique challenges the leader faces in the middle How Scott is able to accomplish so much You learn through experiential education, the advice of others, synthesizing information. You can't make great decisions unless you've made bad decisions. There is a difference between being busy and being utilized. The benefit and cost of process. There is a difference between hiring great talent and grafting talent. Creativity is literacy. Great opportunities never have "great opportunity" in the subject line. Great experiences come from my genuine interests, my skills, and opportunity. Scott's action list Experiential education is the only form of education that transforms our lives. --------------------------- *New Episode Every Tuesday* --------------------------- Thank you for listening to the Learner's Corner Podcast. We hope you'll join us for next week's episode. Until next time, keep learning and keep growing. [1]: http://www.scottbelsky.com [2]: https://twitter.com/scottbelsky [3]: https://www.instagram.com/scottbelsky/ [4]: https://www.amazon.com/Messy-Middle-Finding-Through-Hardest/dp/0735218072/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1538435812&sr=1-1&keywords=scott%20belsky&dpID=51NwbPx0HrL&preST= SX258_BO1,204,203,200_QL70 &dpSrc=srch [5]: https://www.amazon.com/Making-Ideas-Happen-Overcoming-Obstacles/dp/1591844118/ref=pd_sbs_14_5?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1591844118&pd_rd_r=19f29d9e-c5d0-11e8-91d9-f72820fb06bc&pd_rd_w=DxFqq&pd_rd_wg=ujZfX&pf_rd_i=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=53dead45-2b3d-4b73-bafb-fe26a7f14aac&pf_rd_r=XEFHXAG6CGEH74RCHCJQ&pf_rd_s=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=XEFHXAG6CGEH74RCHCJQ [6]: https://www.adobe.com [7]: https://www.behance.net

Scott Belsky is an entrepreneur, author,  and investor, and currently serves as Adobe's Chief Product Officer. Scott's also a Venture Partner with Benchmark and an early advisor and investor in a number of fast-growing companies like Pinterest, Uber, and Periscope. He is the author of "Making Ideas Happen" and in early October 2018 published his new book "The Messy Middle": The product or company launch gets cheered, the finish line gets celebrated, but the rocky terrain in between is woefully underestimated and misunderstood! Scott discusses his research & provides business & product leaders with tangible suggestions to help them navigate the journey from volatile startup to mature successful business: How to endure the extreme volatility of a new venture Optimization – how to make your team & decision-making more effective The importance of “killing your darlings” (not as shocking as it sounds!) How we falsely attribute our own expertise, or lack of expertise, to both our successes and our failures – how to stay grounded when you and your business are being successful For more insights from the Messy Middle check out https://medium.com/positiveslope/navigating-the-messy-middle-7ca6fff11966 and for advice on hiring world class talent for start-ups and scale-ups head over to http://alpinasearch.com

Sarah Rawley races pro in the enduro circuit, is the co-founder of Colorado’s first women’s only mountain bike race, the Yeti Beti Bike Bash, and the VIDA MTB Series, a women's mountain bike clinic. She also has a full time job with Yeti Cycles. In case you didn’t have time to get that “thing” done, I think your excuses have just been removed by Sarah’s display of Type a level achievement.    What I love about Sarah is she is a woman on a mission. A mission to grow the mountain bike community and get women into racing and mountain biking. She is that person who makes ideas happen. You might be sitting around with Sarah and casually suggest, “ we should have a mountain bike clinic for women,” and she says, “OK, let’s do it. and she does.”   We talk about launching a ideas. Overcoming challenges. We tackle other topics like partnering with the right people and knowing your strengths. Not only in work but in life. She wraps up by sharing with us aspiring to be better riders on how to use a safe profession to build your skills.    Lots of good stuff today to let’s listen in and get up for what’s next:      Resources and where to find Sarah: Vida Mountain Bike Series website Rider to Racer registration Vida MT Bike Series on - Facebook, Instagram, Twitter sarahrawley.com  Sarah on Instagram Yeti SB5 Betty  

Danny Hoyt (@dannyhoyt) is a writer, producer and network television host for the likes of National Geographic, Fox, CBS, NFL, while still finding time to make it back home to LA each weekend to live host for the LA Chargers. At least, that’s what anyone with an internet connection sees… Anyone that knows Danny personally knows that his passion is far greater than just becoming a famous face on TV. We met back in the day studying at the same University and I’m not sure if I’ve ever met someone as quick witted, comfortable in an circumstance you put him or as magnetic. I had a chance to sit down with Danny while he was in town and our conversation ended up being one that would inspire just about anyone to get off their butt and start making things happen for themselves.  Recording Location: The Lobby of Commons Hotel, Minneapolis MN For Links, Guest’s Info, and Show Notes VISIT: www.thecuriouspod.comWant to leave a message to be played on the podcast? Call The Official Hotline: (612) 584-9330If you’d like to reach out to Danny or follow him on social media: @dannyhoyt or you can check out his website at www.dannyhoyt.comLinks and References: -the book Danny mentioned in our convo: (Making Ideas Happen) https://goo.gl/tMr6nV-the MAAAAAALK video the intro audio is from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ty62YzGryU4- Danny’s highlight reel (of which I thanklessly ripped and chopped audio from in the intro): https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=NKG2PAf6xIUI’m so thankful that I don’t have to deal with sponsors. Otherwise, I would have to tell you to visit Guinness’ website HERE Otherwise, I’d be inclined to tell you that Guinness Draft (with it’s distinctive dark amber body and rich creamy head) is possibly God’s greatest gift to mankind and is the sole reason I’m thankful for being alive after it’s birth in 1759.I’d also have to recommend that you to hire Narrate Films for your next video/film/music-video/photo booth/wedding photography/any photography needs and to visit their website HERE. Hell… they took the photos for this podcast and they turned out pretty bad ass if you ask me. 

Scott Belsky is one of those guests where I couldn’t possibly do justice to their resume - but here’s the short version: He’s currently the Executive Chairmen of the professional referral platform Prefer, was the founder of Behance, the creative portfolio platform that I’m sure many of you use, VP at Adobe, and author of the bestselling book “Making Ideas Happen.” I’m leaving out a ton - such as his time at Goldman Sachs, Benchmark, and as an early investor in Pinterest, Uber, and Periscope among others - but you get the idea - incredibly accomplished entrepreneur and passionate advocate for creativity. Today on the podcast, * He has an amazing term called “the messy middle,” which essentially refers to all the stuff between the start of a company and the flashy exit or spectacular failure  * He is also militant about the critical importance of, well, doing shit - of focusing on execution over plans or ideas * We also riff on the value of focus and prioritizing, another common weak point for creators and entrepreneurs Enjoy! Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.chasejarvis.com/podcast. This episode is brought to you by our friends at Freshbooks - sign up for your free trial at http://freshbooks.com/chase It's also brought to you by CreativeLive. CreativeLive is the world's largest hub for online creative education in photo/video, art/design, music/audio, craft/maker and the ability to make a living in any of those disciplines. They are high quality, highly curated classes taught by the world’s top experts -- Pulitzer, Oscar, Grammy Award winners, New York Times best selling authors and the best entrepreneurs of our times.

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Scott Belsky, author of Making Ideas Happen and co-founder of Behance Inc., reveals his top tips for prioritizing your energy and keeping your team fired up while you’re in the trenches, fighting to make your dream a reality. Also on this episode, Brian Mayfield, Sr. Vice President of Ramsey Media, uncovers why the real work in sales begins after you’ve closed a deal. entreleadership.com/podcast Summit Event EntreLeadership "Sales Cheat Sheet" Infusionsoft's "Emails to Close a Sale"

5 Keys to taking your ideas from inception to completion

If you've ever wanted to achieve your goals, get things done, or take your ideas from inception to reception, then do we have the happening show for you! Today we'll be talking with Scott Belsky, co-founder and former CEO of Behance, investor and author and the international best-selling author of Making Ideas Happen. And that's just what we'll be talking about today, about overcoming the obstacles between vision and reality to turn your ideas into spectacular achievements, or at least get things done! That plus we'll talk about Zappos and cowbells, the dangers of brainstorming, killing ideas liberally, the benefits of fighting, the tao of follow-up, and why we all need a quieter lizard-brain. Creativity, Career & Entrepreneurial Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include? What Scott learned at Goldman Sachs in Pine Street What he learned about creativity in business from Harvard Professor Teresa Amabile What he was learning about how to take extraordinary creative people and help them be more productive What is Behance? What's the importance of organization in your career or entrepreneur What can we learn from the artist Thomas Kinkade What can we learn from James Paterson What is the creativity and impact formula and why is it important What's the ‘creative's compromise' What's the Action Method and how do we get projects started? What's the power in your career of sharing your ideas with others? What are our action steps? How do we keep from having a reactionary work-flow What do we do to manage our email What can we learn from David Allen's Getting Things Done strategies What can we learn from Seth Godin and having a ‘quieter lizard brain'? What's the tao of follow-up? What's the importance of rituals in business, success and getting things done What can we learn from Zappos and cowbells? What can we learn from Chris Anderson and wired? What's the importance of sharing your ideas liberally in your career and business? What are the benefits of fighting in your company and as an entrepreneur or team / career member? What it means for a team to have a really strong immune system How do we try to maximize happiness and what's the benefit of play in the workplace? Where his ‘Positive Slope' writing is: https://medium.com/positiveslope and on Twitter @scottbelsky Scott Belsky Shares How to Make Ideas Happen & Turn Creativity Into Reality for Business, Career & Life Success! Ted Talk | Inspirational | Motivational | Entrepreneur | Entrepreneurial | Mindfulness | Health | Self-Improvement | Self-Help | Inspire For More Info Visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

In our forty sixth episode Richard is joined by regular contributor Deborah Henry-Pollard to discuss making ideas happen.

Scott Belsky knows the secret for making your ideas happen. And today I chat with him about his book "Making Ideas Happen," his company Behance (that sold to Adobe) and his passion for helping to empower the creative world. Scott offers insights and advice for anyone aiming to launch and executve their ideas. Come see The Influencer Economy Live at The Apple Store Santa Monica. RSVP Here for September 22nd: https://concierge.apple.com/events/R051/tbd/6042760684243419656/en_US In the influencer economy we all have ideas. And every day we are all executing on our businesses ideas, while also building ourselves as businesses. Scott and I discuss how there is no such thing as "idea meritocracy" and that ideas don't happen by accident. Ideas happen by a series of forces. While big ideas happen when a team executives and sticks together. We also dive into the importance of building a solid team and how Scott executes his ideas like the 99u conference. In the end, Scott oversee roughly 70 employees at Adobe/Behance and his team is critical to getting his ideas to happen. In the world where everyone and anyone can launch a product, blog, podcast or new company, why do some people's ideas succeed? While others' ideas fail? We talk about Scott's advice for early idea creation. Scott advises "to make something that needs to exist." And know the difference between a feature and a business. He also suggests bootstrapping your idea "incrementally" can behoove you and your business. Rather than going to raise a bunch of investment money. Like many in the influencer economy, Scott is mission-centric and his ideas manifest in different products, but the message is always the same. Behance, 99u and Making Ideas Happen have the same values and are all cut from the same cloth. That helps him launch many ideas in different mediums. I know it sounds obvious, but unless you see it in action it, it's easier said then executed on. To get book announcements, FREE chapters, and exclusive videos - sign-up here:  http://www.influencereconomy.com We covered a lot of ground: We talk about doers and dreamers - and how they need to collaborate with one another And how doers need to kill off 97% of new ideas for companies and groups brought by dreamers How you need to build the right team in order to make your ideas happen How Scott launched the 99u conference and makes it happen because of his team How the 99U is a conference NOT about ideas. It's about making your ideas come to life and talking about how you made your idea. Why Scott thinks business school is overrated How "Genius is "1% inspiration and 99% Perspiration" (A famous Thomas Edison quote)  How creative people have great ideas but they look for media attention or raise outside capital too early and their idea fails. The Creative Compromise How we all have the ability to make our ideas happen   Quotes from Scott: "Creativity is genuine interest combined with initiative."  "When you optimize for (Press/Media) headlines, you will optimize yourself to the ground." "You have to build something sustainable that has its own culture and spirit. That's what takes the team coming together."    "We get too involved in ideas themselves. We are fascinated or too much in love with ideas themselves. We need to declare war against excessive creativity." Scott on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/scottbelsky Behance:   https://www.behance.net 99u:  http://99u.com

Reuben talks about how he was able to finally start a podcast and how you can start to work on that idea that you have in the back of your head.

Listen to this interview to learn: How Scott completed his creative project, the book Making Things Happen. How to create a live event program with a waiting list of hundreds of creative professionals. How Scott busted the top 5 myths about how to make creative ideas really happen. Scott Belsky talks with Bill Ringle about the truth behind empowering creative professionals to make ideas happen.

Listen to this interview to learn: How Scott completed his creative project, the book Making Things Happen. How to create a live event program with a waiting list of hundreds of creative professionals. How Scott busted the top 5 myths about how to make creative ideas really happen. Scott Belsky talks with Bill Ringle about the truth behind empowering creative professionals to make ideas happen.

Episode Show Notes jeffsanders.com/009 Learn More About the Show The 5 AM Miracle Podcast Free Productivity Resources Join The 5 AM Club! Connect on Social Media Facebook Group • Instagram • Twitter • LinkedIn Episode Summary Does your daily productivity need a boost? I know mine does! This week's episode of The 5 AM Miracle Podcast features an interview with Erik Fisher, host of the über-popular podcast: Beyond the To-Do List. Erik and I discuss everything from productivity to personal growth. I first found Erik through his podcast and then heard him speak at PodCamp Nashville a few months ago. Erik's take on productivity is more laid back than the average overly-caffeinated success junky. I think you'll appreciate his perspective. Resources Mentioned in the Show Beyond the To-Do List [Erik’s podcast] @ErikJFisher [twitter] Erik Fisher’s New Book [available fall 2013] Podcast Answer Man Podcast [hosted by Cliff Ravenscraft] New Media Expo in Las Vegas [conference] Starve the Doubts Podcast [hosted by Jared Easley] Entrepreneur on Fire Podcast [hosted by John Dumas] The Inside Social Media Podcast [hosted by Rick Mulready] Nerdist Podcast [hosted by Nerdy people] You Made it Weird Podcast [hosted by more nerdy people] Entreleadership Podcast [from Dave Ramsey’s team] Getting Things Done by David Allen [book] Omnifocus [productivity software for the mac] Clear [iPhone app] Wunderlist [iPhone app] Do the Work by Steven Pressfield [book] Making Ideas Happen by Scott Belsky [book] 99u.com [website for new ideas]

In this episode we sit down with Scott Belsky, best-selling author of Making Ideas Happen and founder of the Behance Network and The 99% Conference, to talk about getting things done and moving ideas to completion. We're also joined by Bill Hampton from the Dave Ramsey organization to discuss The Great Recovery webcast event.

In the inaugural episode of Creative Leader Roundtable, Scott Belsky (CEO of Behance and author of Making Ideas Happen) and riCardo Crespo (SVP & Global Creative Lead at 20th Century Fox) share their insights into what makes a creative team effective and how to set effective deadlines. About the panel: Scott Belsky is the CEO […]

Scott Belsky believes that the greatest breakthroughs across all industries are a result of creative people and teams that are especially productive. As such, Scott has committed his professional life to help organize creative individuals, teams, and networks.Scott is the founder and CEO of Behance, a company that develops products and services for creative industries. Behance oversees the Behance Network, the world's leading online platform for creative professionals; The 99%, Behance's think tank and annual conference devoted to execution in the creative world, and Action Method, a popular online/mobile productivity application and line of organizational paper products.Through his work at Behance, Scott has become an advocate for technology and community initiatives that empower the careers of creative professionals and the growth of small and rapidly-changing businesses. He has consulted for leading media and Fortune 500 companies, including GE and Hewlett-Packard, and has traveled as far as the Kaospilots School in Aarhus, Denmark to talk about his findings. He has appeared in the Wall Street Journal and BusinessWeek, and has shared Behance's research in segments on ABC News, MSNBC (1)(2), and with the United States State Department.

Scott Belsky believes that the greatest breakthroughs across all industries are a result of creative people and teams that are especially productive. As such, Scott has committed his professional life to help organize creative individuals, teams, and networks.Scott is the founder and CEO of Behance, a company that develops products and services for creative industries. Behance oversees the Behance Network, the world's leading online platform for creative professionals; The 99%, Behance's think tank and annual conference devoted to execution in the creative world, and Action Method, a popular online/mobile productivity application and line of organizational paper products.Through his work at Behance, Scott has become an advocate for technology and community initiatives that empower the careers of creative professionals and the growth of small and rapidly-changing businesses. He has consulted for leading media and Fortune 500 companies, including GE and Hewlett-Packard, and has traveled as far as the Kaospilots School in Aarhus, Denmark to talk about his findings. He has appeared in the Wall Street Journal and BusinessWeek, and has shared Behance's research in segments on ABC News, MSNBC (1)(2), and with the United States State Department.

Welcome to CampNation 10.  This podcast we talk through what our camps are doing to keep in touch with parents during the summer.    It was a great discussion and it was really interesting to hear what the camps represented will be doing to remain “social” with their clients throughout a busy summer..   Thanks to Gabe Chernov from Birch Trail Camp in Minong, Wisconsin for joining us for this discussion. Gabe also runs a free social network for summer camps called SmoreCamp.   Camps may find this an interesting alternative to Facebook for maintaining that feeling of community throughout the year. CampNation 10 – Communicating with Parents During Camp Links - News about the camping/recreation industry 10 Dos and Don’ts for Brands on Twitter Facebook takes over the world. Five Tips for Making Ideas Happen (also listen to the author on the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast) Picks Of The Week – A tool that will make you a better camp director Dan: Lisa Loeb’s “Camp Lisa“ Gab: Article: Summer Camp Launched My Career – by Andy Barry Joe: Wild Apricot Blog: http://www.wildapricot.com/blogs/newsblog/archive/2010/04/26/is-your-nonprofit-tax-status-at-risk.aspx, http://www.wildapricot.com/blogs/newsblog/archive/2010/04/22/nonprofit-blog-topics-ideas.aspx Travis: Bobcat Toolcat Gabe: Trumpia Your Hosts: Dan Weir, Director at Frost Valley YMCA Gabe Chernov, Director at Birch Trail Camp Joe Richards, Administrative Director at Pearce Williams Christian Centre Travis Allison, Social Media Manager at Our Kids Media

Making Ideas HappenThis content from: Duct Tape Marketing Making Ideas HappenThis content from: Duct Tape Marketing Marketing podcast with Scott Belsky (Click to play or right click and "Save As" to download - Subscribe now via iTunes Many business owners, particularly the more creative, are good at making ideas, but not always so good at making those ideas happen. For this episode of the Duct [...]

A double interview featuring Scott Belsky and Michael Hyatt. Scott is the founder and CEO of Behance, originator of the 99% Conference, and the author of a brand new book entitled Making Ideas Happen. Michael Hyatt is the President and CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishers, and an uber popular blogger on Leadership.