Trip Adler


John R. "Trip" Adler III is an American tech executive who has served as the executive officer">business executive">executive officer of Created by Humans since 2024. Previously, he co-founded Scribd in 2007, where he served as the CEO until 2023.

Early life and education

Adler grew up in Palo Alto, California and attended Gunn High School. He graduated from Harvard University with a biophysics degree. His father, John R. Adler, is a neurosurgeon at Stanford University and also an entrepreneur.

Career

After graduating from Harvard, Adler contemplated starting various online ventures, including a ride-sharing service, a Craigslist-type site for colleges called Hulist, a call center called 1-800-ASKTRIP, and a social media site called "Rate your happiness."
Adler received inspiration for Scribd from a conversation with his father, who had difficulty publishing an academic paper in a medical journal. Adler then built Scribd with Jared Friedman, a fellow Harvard student, and they attended Y Combinator in the summer of 2006. Scribd was launched from a San Francisco apartment in March 2007.
In 2024, Adler co-founded Created by Humans.

Personal life

As a member of the Harvard Surfing team, Adler participated in the first Ivy League Surf Championships in May 2003. He also plays the saxophone. In 2007, Adler earned the company's first $17 in revenue by playing the saxophone outside Scribd's office at Christmas time.

Awards and recognition