I learned how important timing is; having a really good idea five years ahead of its time is practically worthless. Trip Adler aheadgoodidea Change image and share on social
The reason we make money is because we have a few different business models. One is ads: we get incredibly high click rates because most people on Scribd are searching the site for something, or they came from a search engine, and they're looking for something specific. Trip Adler businessclickengine share on social
Entrepreneurship is about tackling big problems - often non-obvious problems - that will have a meaningful impact on the world, and this usually involves solving these problems in counterintuitive ways. Trip Adler bigcounterintuitiveentrepreneurship share on social
Holding a book you're reading is kind of old-school. Trip Adler bookholdkind Change image and share on social
We realized the best way to monetize content was through a subscription model. Trip Adler contentmodelmonetize Change image and share on social
The goal is to become the central hub of publishing, where we have all the written material - user-generated and professional. We want to be the place where people can publish instantly to their audiences... and to get there, it's just about doing things step by step. Trip Adler audiencecentralgenerate share on social
The more you learn, the more you realize how much there is to learn. Trip Adler learnrealize Change image and share on social
I was in the class they made 'The Social Network' about. Trip Adler classmakenetwork Change image and share on social
I was talking to my dad, who's a neurosurgeon. He had this academic paper he wanted to publish. Journals take about 18 months to publish a paper, and he just wanted to get things up there. Trip Adler academicdadjournal Change image and share on social
The original idea was to make it easy to publish content on the Web and find an audience. What we learned from publishers is that the thing they want the most is more readers and more revenue. Trip Adler audiencecontenteasy Change image and share on social
