Scott Belsky

Lessons on building product sense, navigating AI, optimizing the first mile, and making it through the messy middle | Scott Belsky (Adobe, Behance)

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Opening
Scott Belsky (00:00:00): Yeah. I've had this conversation quite a few times over the years with founders and friends who were running a company going sideways or worse and have had this question, "Should I continue or not?" I always have the same answer. I basically say, "How much conviction do you have in the solution you're building?" I know in the beginning, before you knew all you know now, you had tons of conviction. That's what caused you to leave your job....

The opener names the listener's problem first, then makes the guest useful to that problem.

Low-ego framing
conversation quite a few times over the years with founders and friends who were running a company going sideways or worse and have had this question, "Should I continue or not?" I always have the...

Uses we/us, uncertainty, or learner framing instead of performing authority.

Accept praise cleanly
first time we've ever chatted. But I feel like I know you. You are wonderful. Thank you so much for being here. Two final questions, where can folks find you online if they want to reach out, learn more?...

Accepts praise without shrinking from it or turning it into a performance.

Carry memory
14:51): It makes me think of Marc Andreessen as this awesome code that I always come back to that everyone's time is already allocated. They don't have time for your product. They're not- Scott Belsky...

Returns to something said earlier, proving the conversation has memory.

Low-ego framing
Lenny (00:04:55): I don't know if you know this, but it's been a big goal of mine to get you on this podcast since the day I launched it. And so,...

Uses we/us, uncertainty, or learner framing instead of performing authority.

Accept praise cleanly
pieces of nuggets and resources that I send to product teams I work with. So thank you for elevating the field for all of us, I should say. And it's an honor to be on this podcast. I'm easy to find, just...

Accepts praise without shrinking from it or turning it into a performance.