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Scott Belsky

Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Vice President of Design & Emerging Products, Adobe

Search every verified Scott Belsky interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Scott Belsky, Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Vice President of Design & Emerging Products at Adobe, appeared on the podcast "More or Less" in August 2026, where he discussed the evolution of technology and AI. He stated that the concept of websites is likely to disappear quickly, describing a shift from user-directed tasks ("help me do this") to autonomous action ("just do it"). He also commented on the societal role of misinformation, saying that "fake stuff is really helpful for society right now because it inoculates us and makes us realize we can't trust what we see anymore." In earlier podcast appearances, Belsky discussed topics related to product development and entrepreneurship. He emphasized the importance of empathy over passion in determining what product to build, and advised that teams should stick together long enough to figure things out rather than being discouraged by daily volatility. He also expressed views on design education, suggesting it should be taught as a form of literacy in schools, and on investing, noting that the greatest investors have a deep understanding of present dynamics and how they are about to change. Additionally, he stated that disconnection can be a competitive advantage in a constantly connected world.

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“Fake stuff is really helpful for society right now because it inoculates us and makes us realize we can't trust what we see anymore.”

“I think that the greatest investors have a really deep and concrete understanding of present and how the present is about to change. Distant long shots are fun bets but they're bets, but if you really have a tune into the current dynamics and just how they're slightly shifting and start getting ahead, that's really interesting.”

“I think people in Silicon Valley and in the world of technology are often guilty of only thinking about what can go right with the technology as opposed to also being creative about what can go wrong. And I think we've seen this time and time again with social media and algorithms like everyone's always in the world of technology at least they have a tendency to be creative what can go right and so I do think we have”

“Disney's investment in OpenAI is an early sign that IP can be extremely valuable for consumer AI — people love playing with familiar characters and franchises, and licensed content will become a monetizable asset for consumer-facing AI products.”

“If data becomes ubiquitous and everyone effectively has the raw signals, the moat stops being raw data and becomes the proprietary graph that explains connections between datasets — for example, Atlassian's "teamwork graph" that captures who works with whom, on what projects, and permissioning you can't just download.”

“Creative financing as part of the hustle. If you owe money to a vendor in the early days, just be sure to keep talking to them. Relationships build credit, perhaps literally. Getting partners to invest unlocks long-term incentives.”

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