Jed CarlsonFounder

United States - Durham, North Carolina

I love figuring out the product/business model combination that most elegantly satisfies a market need, and then proving it through actual customer acquisition and value delivery. I'm always learning, and teaching what I've learned as I go.

I've been instrumental in building 3 companies so far, and mentored dozens of entrepreneurs as they've built theirs.

Official Bio (if you are still reading this):

Jed Carlson is the chief executive officer of Adwerx, where digital marketing for real estate is brilliantly simple. Jed believes that real estate agents should get the same tools as rock stars, literally.

That’s because Jed is the co-founder and former president of ReverbNation, the leading digital marketing platform for over 4 million independent musicians and bands around the globe. It was inside of ReverbNation that Adwerx was conceived and incubated, being spun out in December of 2014 with Jed at the helm. Under Jed’s leadership, ReverbNation earned numerous awards such as Inc Magazine’s Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies, and Triangle Business Journal’s Best Places to Work.

Before earning his MBA from Duke University, Jed was a successful entrepreneur in Minneapolis with a focus on technology and marketing. His past ventures include The Carlson Print Group, a commercial printing and packaging company, and SmartPrint, a division of AmericDisc Inc.

Jed continues to be obsessed with taking on the digital challenges that face small businesses, and building scalable, simple and affordable products to solve them. He is also an active angel investor, mentor and advisor to over ten tech startups. And he’s is a frequent speaker and panelist at conferences on technology and digital marketing.

Jed’s commitment to leveling the playing field for small businesses is equal only to his devotion to guiding other entrepreneurs to success.