Hey, I'm Dan and I live in Brooklyn. I've bought hard assets (like planes) at Citigroup, was an early partnerships hire at Better, and started Tandem.

My thoughts are fairly generalist and I match my posts to paintings I enjoy (until I get a cease & desist for any licensing issues).

This blog is for conversation so reach out at any time - dan@usetandem.com or socials below.

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Rodeo

I'm obsessed with Rodeo. It's an app to share and collect digital art. It's built by the folks at Foundation. I think they've cracked the code to get more mainstream adaption by being... fun.

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TGL improvements

The first TGL event was earlier this week. It wasn't the most entertaining thing to watch, but the door is open for interesting concepts the league could implement.

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Detroit

On behalf of the city of Detroit, I officially declare we're kicking off the Project Million campaign to grow the population to over a million before 2050. Detroit is having an incredible year, it's time for growth.

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Dan's 2025 trend guide

My thoughts on what's going to be in and out in 2025. Last year's predications were 100% accurate, it's a shame I forgot to publish them.

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Robot Sweetgreen Vs. Human Sweetgreen

When I work in Williamsburg, it's about the same walk to either a standard human Sweetgreen on N 4th St or a new robot assembly line Sweetgreen in Greenpoint. So what's the difference and how does that impact Sweetgreen?

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