Entrepreneurs have no rules
When his son announced he was going to become an entrepreneur, Accuray’s John Adler breathed a sigh of relief. Trip Adler, who went on to run Scribd, had always been a free spirit — and the senior Adler notes that he was likely to succeed, given his independent attitude and the fact that successful startups create their own rules. Below, the father-son team discuss the advice John gave in this Entrepreneur Thought Leader Lecture at Stanford University.
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About the Author, Chris Morris
Chris Morris is editor of the Entrepreneur Corner on VentureBeat, helping start-up business owners launch and grow their companies. He previously worked at Yahoo! Finance, where he was managing editor, and as director of content development at CNNMoney.com. He is also a widely respected journalist in the video game and technology fields, whose work has appeared in Variety, CNBC.com, AOL and Forbes.com. Follow him on Twitter at @MorrisatLarge
