The Messy Middle is the indispensable guide to navigating the volatility of new ventures and leading bold creative projects by Scott Belsky, bestselling author, entrepreneur, Chief Product Officer at Adobe, and product advisor to many of today's top start-ups. Creating something from nothing is an unpredictable journey. The first mile births a new idea into existence, and the final mile is all about letting go. We love talking about starts and finishes, even though the middle stretch is the most important and often the most ignored and misunderstood. Broken into three sections with 100+ insights, this no-nonsense audiobook will help you: • Endure the roller coaster of successes and failures by strengthening your resolve, embracing the long-game, and short-circuiting your reward system to get to the finish line. • Optimize what’s working so you can improve the way you hire, better manage your team, and meet your customers’ needs. • Finish strong and avoid the pitfalls many entrepreneurs make, so you can overcome resistance, exit gracefully, and continue onto you next creative endeavor with ease. With insightful interviews from today’s leading entrepreneurs, artists, writers, and executives, as well as Belsky’s own experience working with companies like Airbnb, Pinterest, Uber, and sweetgreen, The Messy Middle will outfit you to find your way through the hardest parts of any bold project or new venture.
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Scott Belsky is a speaker, writer, and entrepreneur. He is the cofounder and CEO of Behance, the leading online platform for creatives to showcase and discover creative work. Behance also powers portfolio display for LinkedIn, AIGA, AdWeek, the School of Visual Arts, the Rhode Island School of Design, and many other sites and curated galleries around the web. Belsky has appeared in the Wall Street Journal and BusinessWeek and has shared Behance’s research in segments on ABC News and MSNBC. He has also guest lectured at Cornell University, Harvard University, VCU Brand Center, and UC Berkeley, among others. He is the author of Making Ideas Happen: Overcoming the Obstacles Between Vision and Reality and currently lives in New York City.