Trip Adler
| Trip Adler | |
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| Born | June 24, 1984 |
| Occupation | Co-founder of Scribd |
| Website | www |
John R. "Trip" Adler III (born June 24, 1984) is an American entrepreneur.[1] He is the CEO and co-founder of Scribd, a digital library and document-sharing platform, which has 80 million users.[1][2][3]
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Background and early career
Adler grew up in Palo Alto, California. He graduated from Harvard University with a biophysics degree in June 2006.[4] His father, John R. Adler, is a neurosurgeon at Stanford University and also an entrepreneur.[1]
Among his schoolmates at Harvard, Trip was known by a colorful array of nicknames including Tiny, Golden Boy, Tiny Tony, Stone Pony, Nerd, Nerdman, and Entreprenerd.[5]
After graduating from Harvard, Adler contemplated starting various online ventures, including a ride-sharing service, a Craigslist-type site for colleges, a call center called 1-800-ASKTRIP, and a social media site called "Rate your happiness."[6]
Scribd
Adler received inspiration for Scribd from a conversation with his father, who had difficulty publishing an academic paper in a medical journal.[4] Adler then built Scribd with Jared Friedman, a fellow Harvard student, and they attended Y Combinator in the summer of 2006.[7][8][9] Scribd was launched from a San Francisco apartment in March 2007.[10] In 2008, it ranked as one of the top 20 social media sites according to Comscore.[11] In June 2009, Scribd launched Scribd Store,[12] and shortly thereafter closed a deal with Simon & Schuster to sell ebooks on Scribd.[13] In 2012, the company became profitable.[14]
In October 2013, Scribd launched a subscription ebook service, and signed a deal with HarperCollins to make their backlist books available on Scribd.[10][15][16][17] Scribd currently has more than Scribd was known for unlimited audiobooks and downloadable books however in late 2015 and early 2016 the subscription has been dramatically downgraded to a reduced subscription service.
Scribd 300,000 titles from 1,000 publishers in its book subscription service.[18][19]
Personal life
As a member of the Harvard Surfing team, Adler Participated in the first Ivy League Surf Championships in May 2003.[20] He also plays the saxophone.[1][21] In 2007, Adler earned the company’s first $17 in revenue by playing the saxophone outside Scribd’s office at Christmas time.[1]
Reception
- Named to TIME’s list of tech pioneers of 2010[22]
- Named to Bloomberg Businessweek’s list of best young entrepreneurs[23]
- Forbes 30 Under 30[24]
References
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- Adler's profile page on Scribd
- Scribd CEO Trip Adler on the Economics of Ebook Subscription Models, the ‘Big Five,’ and the Competition on Digital Book World
- Scribd CEO Explains His 'Eureka' Moment on CNBC
- Scribd CEO Trip Adler Speaks! on All Things Digital
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- People from Palo Alto, California
