Jarrod Dicker (born March 9, 1985) is a writer, entrepreneur and technology executive. He is currently the chief executive officer of Po.et,[1] a decentralized media technology company. Dicker is credited[2] with bringing blockchain technology to the media and advertising space. He formerly led innovation at the Washington Post,[3] and held similar roles at RebelMouse,[4] Time Inc.[5] and the Huffington Post.[6]
Early life and education
editDicker earned a BA from Rutgers University, majoring in English Literature. At Rutgers, he wrote for the school paper, The Daily Targum.
Career
editWriting
editIn 2009, Dicker served as the deputy editor of Stay Thirsty Media, an online music magazine. There he interviewed over 100 artists, including Dave Davies of the Kinks,[7] Bill Ward of Black Sabbath,[8] Greg Ginn of Black Flag[9] and more.
Dicker also wrote for Relix Magazine, Jambase.com and Jambands.com.[citation needed]
The Washington Post
editDicker joined the Washington Post in 2013 to lead their innovation unit and founded their research and development team, RED.[10] There he was credited with turning around the Washington Post's advertising[11] and technology[12] business.
Po.et
editOn February 13, 2018,[13] and Axios scooped that Dicker was leaving the Washington Post to become CEO of blockchain company, Po.et. Following the announcement, Dicker wrote a post Dicker, Jarrod (2018-02-13). "The Next Platform for Media and Makers". Medium. Retrieved 2018-04-27. on Medium explaining that Po.et is a shared, open-source universal ledger designed to track ownership, attribution and the marketplace flow of the world's creative assets through a never-before-imagined chain of value. As described in Columbia Journalism Review, "lots of people in media pay attention when Dicker calls something interesting, and so many heads turned when he said he was leaving the Post for a blockchain startup called Po.et."[14] Many have covered the evolution of Po.et, citing how blockchain can change digital publishing for the better.[15]
Accolades
editIn 2013, Business Insider named Dicker one of the most creative people in social media marketing[16]
In 2017, Business Insider named Dicker and the RED team the most interesting ad-tech upstarts of 2017[17]
References
edit- ^ Axios: Washington Post Guru Exits
- ^ Adage: Blockchain Comes to Publishing
- ^ Red Alert: Washington Post's Surprising Adtech Skunkworks
- ^ Social Media Aggregator RebelMouse Raises $10.25M
- ^ "RANKED: The 30 Most Creative People In Social Media Marketing". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 2022-11-05.
- ^ HuffPo’s Coleman: ‘We’ll Double Revenues Again This Year’
- ^ Thirsty interviews Dave Davies of The Kinks
- ^ Thirsty interviews Bill Ward of Black Sabbath
- ^ Thirsty interviews Greg Ginn of Black Flag
- ^ Jarrod Dicker has only been with The Washington Post for a little over three months now, and he's already sold on its future.
- ^ Washington Post Pushes Into Ad Tech With New High-Speed Ad Product
- ^ At 'Washington Post,' Tech Is Increasingly Boosting Financial Performance
- ^ "A digital ad veteran is leaving the Washington Post hoping to use blockchain technology to save the media industry". Business Insider. 2018-02-13. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- ^ Jarrod Dicker on what the blockchain can do for news
- ^ How Blockchain Could Change Digital Publishing
- ^ Stampler, Laura (2013-07-02). "RANKED: The 30 Most Creative People In Social Media Marketing". Business Insider. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- ^ The 19 most interesting ad-tech upstarts of 2017, ranked