Scott Belsky
A thought about careers: As I think about the careers of some close friends I admire as well as my own path: Some of the boldest and most rewarding career moves I’ve seen friends make were among the most misunderstood - true orthogonal head-scratchers. And yet, some of these folks built companies or took on leadership positions that ultimately chan... See more
Scott Belsky • The Wild Future of Commerce & The Rise of Conformative Software
The more you see, the more skeptical you become. Optimize for skepticism and curiosity. Having been a VC and invested as an angel in well over 100 companies, my inbox flows with ideas of all kinds from aspiring and repeat entrepreneurs. In the earlier days, I’d get excited by ideas especially the first time I saw them. But over time, I soon realize... See more
Be skeptical but curious
Scott Belsky • The Rise of Open-Sourced R&D, How Communal Resourcefulness Will Protect Us, & Wild Data Provocations
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Weird is interesting . My friend Jared recently joined Union Square Ventures as a venture partner and wrote a short essay about the consumer applications we should be looking for in the age of AI - and how likely they are to appear “weird” at first glance. Indeed, new social paradigms that consume our psyche tend to appear strange when we first use... See more
Scott Belsky • The Rise of Open-Sourced R&D, How Communal Resourcefulness Will Protect Us, & Wild Data Provocations
So, as a builder, you must learn to gain confidence from doubt. And you must remember, nothing extraordinary is ever achieved through ordinary means.
Angel thesis around SMBs: A few of you know my personal interest in platforms and tools that empower SMBs and the general notion of AI providing small businesses some of the capabilities and advantages typically reserved for big businesses (making sense of data, security, marketing at scale, personalized experiences, etc…). Over time, we’ll see man... See more
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Scott Belsky: How Startups (And Incumbents) Can get Ahead of the AI Curve
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Sobriety source #2: AI as the next platform shift. Every wave of new companies that transforms their respective industries is fueled by a major platform or technology shift. The advent of the web did this. The smartphone and mobile applications did this. And there is no doubt that AI is our next wave. But does every new wave always necessarily favo... See more
The Great Sobriety for Venture Investing, Where To Start with AI, & Undeniable Data
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