Tangent: Conversations with Real Estate & Tech Innovators

Don Tepman, known as StripMallGuy, is the founder of TownCentre Capital, a private equity firm focused on buying neighborhood strip centers across the United States. With over 20 years of retail real estate investing, he has completed over 45 acquisitions and raised more than $150M in LP capital, and has built one of commercial real estate's most followed voices on X, LinkedIn, and Instagram with over half a million followers.
This episode was recorded live on the red carpet at the 4th Annual Real Estate Gala in New York City, co-hosted by Don Tepman and Bob Knakal.

(00:00) – Tangent Joins Commercial Observer
(01:40) – ICSC Vegas Panel & Live Podcasts
(03:41) – Social Media & In-person Events as a Business Tool
(03:59) – StripMallGuy's AI AHA Moment
(04:18) – Why PropTech Is Hard
(05:02) – Death of the Cold Call
(5:33) - Last Tech Solution SMG Adopted
(6:45) - Collaboration Superpower: Charlie Munger
(07:31) – Rise of Tech Founders with CRE Backgrounds

🏙️ Learn more:
-Visit TownCentre Capital
-Don Tepman on LinkedIn
-StripMallGuy on X

🏙️ Connect with Tangent:
-Edward Cohen on LinkedIn
-Zach Aarons on LinkedIn
-Tangent on LinkedIn

🏙️ Events coming up:
-Residential Forum: in NYC on 5/28
-AI & Innovation Forum Q2: virtual on 6/10
-Retail & Hospitality Forum: in NYC on 6/18
-All upcoming events


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Creators and Guests

Host
Edward Cohen
Host & Executive Producer at Tangent
Guest
StripMallGuy
Founder of TownCentre Capital

What is Tangent: Conversations with Real Estate & Tech Innovators?

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