Trip Adler

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Trip Adler
Born (1984-06-24) June 24, 1984
Occupation Co-founder of Scribd


John R. "Trip" Adler III, (born 24 June 1984[citation needed]) is an American entrepreneur who cofounded the social publishing company Scribd.

Background and early career

Adler grew up in Palo Alto, California, then attended Harvard University where he studied biophysics and graduated in June 2006. His father, John R. Adler, is a neurosurgeon at Stanford University and also an entrepreneur.

After graduating from Harvard, Adler contemplated or actually launched 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."[1]

Scribd

The idea for Scribd occurred when Adler was at Harvard and talked with his father about the difficulties of publishing academic papers. He joined cofounders Jared Friedman and Tikhon Bernstam and they attended Y Combinator in Cambridge in the summer of 2006[citation needed]. Scribd was launched from a San Francisco apartment in March 2007. In 2008, it ranked as one of the top 20 social media sites according to Comscore.[2] In June 2009, Scribd launched Scribd Store,[3] and shortly thereafter closed a deal with Simon & Schuster to sell ebooks on Scribd.[4] Adler is currently the CEO of Scribd, where he is responsible for the product as well as the strategic direction of the company.

Personal life

As a member of the Harvard Surfing team, Adler Participated in the first Ivy League Surf Championships in May 2003. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Penenberg, Adam L. (June 18, 2012). "How Trip Adler Found His Idea For Scribd After Hanging Up On 1-800-ASKTRIP". Fast Company. Retrieved 11 July 2012. 
  2. ↑ Wednesday, December 31st, 2008 (2008-12-31). "Scribd Had A Blowout Year, And So Did the Web Document". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2012-07-11. 
  3. ↑ "Scribd Invites Writers to Upload Work and Name Their Price". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-07-11. 
  4. ↑ "Simon and Schuster to Sell Digital Books on Scribd.com". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-07-11. 
  5. ↑ "60 SECONDS". SURFING Magazine. Retrieved 2011-12-05. 

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