Scott Belsky

9 statements across 6 episodes · 6 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Jun 16, 2021 by Sam Parr · said 66 times in 9 episodes since 2021 · across every show →

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Jun 16, 2021 positive
Prediction Open · timeframe Jun 2026
Sam Parr predicts Scott Belsky will become the CEO of Adobe
“Two is Scott Belsky, who started Behance and is now probably going to be the CEO of Adobe.”
Sam Parr Jun 16, 2021 ▶ 5:57 4 Big Trends and $0 to $1 Billion Startup Idea Frameworks | My First Million #191
Sep 23, 2021 bullish
Prediction Open · timeframe Sep 2026
Sam Parr: Scott Belsky is next in line to become Adobe CEO
“And now he's next in line to become CEO at Adobe.”
Sam Parr Sep 23, 2021 ▶ 1:03:31 How to Make Millions With a Modern Day Infomercial | My First Million #221
Sep 23, 2021 positive
Assertion Not publicly verifiable
Parr: Scott Belsky retained 75% of Behance for its $150M acquisition
“He did this while he was running his company called Behance, which was mostly bootstrapped until like six months before they sold it. They raised a series A, but prior to that it was bootstrapped. And when he sold it, he owned, I think, 75% of it. He sold it f…”
Sam Parr Sep 23, 2021 ▶ 1:03:08 How to Make Millions With a Modern Day Infomercial | My First Million #221
Sep 23, 2021 positive
Assertion Partly supported
Parr: Belsky invested $15k into Pinterest and Uber at $3M valuations
“Then, when he was 24, he invested 15,000 dollars into Pinterest when it was worth three million dollars, and 15,000 dollars into Uber when it was worth three million dollars.”
Sam Parr Sep 23, 2021 ▶ 1:02:59 How to Make Millions With a Modern Day Infomercial | My First Million #221
Sep 15, 2022 positive
Assertion Partly supported
Belsky's $15k angel checks in Uber and Pinterest returned $50M-$100M each
“I'm pretty sure each of these 15,000 dollar checks turned into around 50 to a hundred million dollars each inside a span of like, you'll have to look up when they went public, but they almost went public right around the same time.”
Sam Parr Sep 15, 2022 ▶ 21:41 How Successful Startups Got Their First 1000 Customers (Uber, Product Hunt & More) (#362)
Sep 15, 2022
Assertion Contradicted
Adobe acquired Behance for $175M with Belsky owning roughly 70%
“Behance, his company sold, I think for a hundred and seventy five million dollars. And I think he owned, he told me around 70% of it.”
Sam Parr Sep 15, 2022 ▶ 21:58 How Successful Startups Got Their First 1000 Customers (Uber, Product Hunt & More) (#362)
Sep 5, 2023
Assertion Not publicly verifiable
Parr: Scott Belsky sold Behance for $175M, owning 60-70%
“No, I think it was a 175 of which he owned 60 or 70% of it.”
Sam Parr Sep 5, 2023 ▶ 15:57 Business Brainstorm: Failed Churches, Ozempic Hotline & Klout 2.0 (#492)
Oct 10, 2023 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Parr: A competitor grew faster because we refused to launch multiple newsletters
“At the hustle, we thought about launching multiple newsletters and I was like, Nope, we're just gonna do this one thing. We're gonna do it well, because Scott Belsky, Told me to focus and to only do this one thing. So I'm literally going to say no to everythin…”
Sam Parr Oct 10, 2023 ▶ 37:42 CEO Lessons: Bulls**t Mission Statements, Firing People & Saying ‘NO' (#505)
Aug 12, 2024 positive
Prediction Open · timeframe Aug 2027
Sam Parr: Scott Belsky will probably become CEO of Adobe
“Scott Belsky currently is the chief product officer of Adobe, soon to be CEO, I think.”
Sam Parr Aug 12, 2024 ▶ 1:42 You Don’t Need A Mentor. Focus On THIS Instead
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