Tangent 💚 Proptech

Powering CRE Operations & Tenant Experience at Scale, with Cove Co-founder & CEO Adam Segal

Adam Segal is the Co-Founder and CEO of Cove [https://cove.is/], a property operations and tenant experience platform used across 3,500 buildings in the US, and 15% of office buildings in Manhattan, NYC. He started as an operator, building and managing a network of coworking spaces, which led to creating Cove as an in-house solution to run building operations more efficiently. Under his leadership, Cove has grown into a unified platform that replaces fragmented systems across access, maintenance, visitor management, and tenant engagement, and is trusted by major institutional owners including RXR, Silverstein, Nuveen, and Blackstone, powering operations in assets like Chicago's Willis Tower. Adam focuses on solving real operational problems for property teams first, then scaling those solutions across portfolios to improve efficiency, retention, and overall asset performance. (02:01) - From Coworking to Cove (03:19) - Platform & Asset Focus (05:08) - Willis Tower (07:05) - How Cove Wins Buildings (10:04) - Change Management Playbook (13:11) - Operational Blind Spots (15:46) - Owner vs 3rd-party Management (18:12) - Feature: CREtech New York on Oct. 20-21. (19:35) - How Tenants Use Cove (23:37) - AI in Property Operations (26:36) - Real-Time Feedback (29:05) - Staying Through Asset Sales (30:36) - Collaboration Superpower: Thomas A. Edison 💚 Feature: ➡️ CREtech - Join CREtech New York 2026 [https://discover.cretech.com/cretech-new-york-meetups] on Oct 20-21 for the largest Real Estate Meetings program. Qualified Real Estate pros get free full event pass plus up to $800 in travel and hotel costs. For 20% off on 'The Pass for Everyone', use code partnertangentproptech20 or click here [https://bit.ly/4cn7fha]. 💚 Connect with Tangent: ➡️ Edward Cohen on LinkedIn [https://bit.ly/3Y6172t] ➡️ Zach Aarons on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachaarons/] ➡️ Tangent on LinkedIn [https://bit.ly/3fuHcK0] Disclaimer: Tangent podcast is for entertainment and informational purposes only, you should not construe any such information or other material as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advise. Nothing contained on our program constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer by Tangent, Camber Creek, MetaProp, or any third party guest to buy or sell any securities, public or private, other financial instruments or funds.

Why Retrofitting Existing Buildings is the Biggest Opportunity in Real Estate, with OTI CEO Brian Turner

Brian Turner is the CEO of OTI, a master systems integrator that connects HVAC, lighting, and building systems into unified platforms to drive operational and energy efficiency, and ESG performance across the built environment. With over 30 years of experience in building automation, Brian has worked closely with major property owners to advance system integration and building data strategies. Prior to OTI, he led Controlco and later BuildingsIOT, where he helped shape the evolution of smart building infrastructure and IoT-driven operations.  At OTI, Brian is focused on transforming how buildings operate by bringing together fragmented systems into a single, intelligent layer—making buildings smarter, more efficient, and easier to manage. (01:40) - What's OTI (02:32) - 30 Years of Building Technology (04:13) - The Retrofit Opportunity (05:55) - Why LEED Performance Slips (07:03) - Investing in Energy Technology (11:17) - A Unified Brain for Buildings (14:48) - How OTI Engages Clients (16:08) - Product Roadmap (18:55) - Regulation vs Real Market Drivers (19:59) - Comfort Across Asset Classes (25:27) - Feature: Blueprint: The Future of Real Estate 2026 in Vegas on Sep. 22-24 (26:19) - Local Law 97 (27:49) - When Owners Take Action on Energy (34:33) - Split Incentives in Leases (38:12) - Passive House Needs Operational Technology (40:20) - Wireless & Lower Retrofit Costs (44:49) - Where AI Adds Value (48:20) - Collaboration Superpower: Albert Einstein and Claude Shannon 💚 Learn more: ➡️ Visit OTI [http://oti.net/] ➡️ Brian Turner on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/oti-brian-turner/] 💚 Feature: ➡️ Blueprint - The Future of Real Estate - Register for 2026 [https://bit.ly/3PCeczM]: The Premier Event for Industry Executives, Real Estate & Construction Tech Startups and VC's, at The Venetian, Las Vegas on September 22nd-24th, 2026. As a friend of Tangent, you can save $300 on your All-Access pass. 💚 Connect with Tangent: ➡️ Edward Cohen on LinkedIn [https://bit.ly/3Y6172t] ➡️ Zach Aarons on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachaarons/] ➡️ Tangent on LinkedIn [https://bit.ly/3fuHcK0] Disclaimer: Tangent podcast is for entertainment and informational purposes only, you should not construe any such information or other material as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advise. Nothing contained on our program constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer by Tangent, Camber Creek, MetaProp, or any third party guest to buy or sell any securities, public or private, other financial instruments or funds.

Building One of NYC’s Leading Property Management Firms from Zero to Exit, with Choice NY Co-founder Michael Feldman

Michael Feldman is the former CEO and Co-Founder of Choice New York Companies [https://choicenewyork.com/], a group of firms providing property management, building staffing, and brokerage services to medium and large residential buildings across New York City. He built the company from zero revenue to roughly $27M in revenue and $5.1M in EBITDA before selling the business to Associa Corp. in 2021. Today, Michael remains active in the real estate industry as a real estate and tech investor and advisor, bringing decades of operational experience building and scaling service platforms in the New York multifamily market and beyond. (01:17) - From Hollywood to New York Real Estate (03:35) - How PM Models Evolved (04:50) - Decision to Exit in 2021 (05:59) - Why Few New Entrants & Barriers to Entry (09:49) - AI Use Cases in Property Management (12:00) - Feature: Blueprint: The Future of Real Estate 2026 in Vegas on Sep. 22-24 (12:51) - 'War' Stories (16:05) - M&A & Industry Consolidation (20:51) - Collaboration Superpower: Winston Churchill 💚 Learn more: ➡️ Visit Choice NY Management [https://choicenewyork.com/] ➡️ Michael Feldman on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-feldman-8537781/] 💚 Feature: ➡️ Blueprint - The Future of Real Estate - Register for 2026 [https://bit.ly/3PCeczM]: The Premier Event for Industry Executives, Real Estate & Construction Tech Startups and VC's, at The Venetian, Las Vegas on September 22nd-24th, 2026. As a friend of Tangent, you can save $300 on your All-Access pass. 💚 Connect with Tangent: ➡️ Edward Cohen on LinkedIn [https://bit.ly/3Y6172t] ➡️ Jeff Berman on LinkedIn [https://bit.ly/3KeXjI7] ➡️ Zach Aarons on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachaarons/] ➡️ Tangent on LinkedIn [https://bit.ly/3fuHcK0] Disclaimer: Tangent podcast is for entertainment and informational purposes only, you should not construe any such information or other material as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advise. Nothing contained on our program constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer by Tangent, Camber Creek, MetaProp, or any third party guest to buy or sell any securities, public or private, other financial instruments or funds.

The Most Curious Things Happening in Multifamily Innovation, with Sage Ventures' Moshe Crane

“The most curious person in multifamily,” Moshe Crane is the VP of Branding and Strategic Initiatives at Sage Ventures [https://sageventures.com/], a Maryland-based real estate investment and management firm focused on multifamily and other asset acquisitions and development in the Baltimore-Washington corridor. The company manages more than $1B in assets and over 4,000 apartment units while developing and selling new homes.  Moshe also hosts the Curious Wire podcast and writes the Curious Deal newsletter, where he breaks down multifamily deals, careers, and industry trends while exploring how operators build, finance, and scale real estate businesses. (01:45) - Moshe’s Real Estate Path (02:32) - Deals Returning to the Market (06:05) - Sage Ventures' Market Focus (07:27) - Defining Great Operators (08:27) - The Third-Party Talent Crunch (10:17) - Systems Beat Stars (12:36) - The Sage Operations Playbook (15:47) - Fraud Screening Tools (19:01) - The Roving Team Mindset (21:05) - Moshe’s Role (23:56) - Feature: CREtech New York Oct. 20–21 (25:52) - The Accidental Self-Storage Win (26:41) - Office-to-Storage Conversions (28:21) - A Scrappy Deal Mix (28:58) - Low-Basis Development Opportunities (29:46) - Pitching Flexibility to LPs (30:26) - No Gurus, Just Operators (33:58) - Discipline Over Vertical Integration (36:19) - PropTech Ecosystem Shifts (39:38) - Proptech Adoption (44:42) - Motivation, Curiosity & Faith (49:31) - Collaboration Superpower: Bill Walsh 💚 Learn more: ➡️ Visit Sage Ventures [https://sageventures.com/] ➡️ Moshe Crane on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/moshecrane/] ➡️ Curious Deal newsletter [https://curiousdeal.substack.com/] 💚 Feature: ➡️ CREtech - Join CREtech New York 2026 [https://discover.cretech.com/cretech-new-york-meetups] on Oct 20-21 for the largest Real Estate Meetings program. Qualified Real Estate pros get free full event pass plus up to $800 in travel and hotel costs. For 20% off on 'The Pass for Everyone', use code partnertangentproptech20 or click here [https://bit.ly/4cn7fha]. 💚 Connect with Tangent: ➡️ Edward Cohen on LinkedIn [https://bit.ly/3Y6172t] ➡️ Zach Aarons on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachaarons/] ➡️ Tangent on LinkedIn [https://bit.ly/3fuHcK0] Disclaimer: Tangent podcast is for entertainment and informational purposes only, you should not construe any such information or other material as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advise. Nothing contained on our program constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer by Tangent, Camber Creek, MetaProp, or any third party guest to buy or sell any securities, public or private, other financial instruments or funds.

Can an AI PMS Run Your Short-Term Rental Portfolio?, with Boom Co-founder & CEO Shahar Goldboim

Shahar Goldboim is the Founder and CEO of Boom [https://www.boomnow.com/], an AI-enabled property management platform for short-term rental portfolios built by operators. Shahar is an entrepreneur and builder, and he launched Boom with his two sibblings after identifying real-world operational pain points inside a large South Florida property management company as it scaled. Under his leadership, Boom delivers comprehensive software that simplifies workflows, increases revenue, and reduces costs for property managers. (02:15) - Why Short-Term Rentals Are the Hardest Asset Class (02:44) - Fragmentation and the Review-Driven Revenue Trap (04:13) - The Spark: A Miami Airbnb Experiment (05:30) - From Airbnb Host to Property Manager (07:31) - Software Fragmentation in STR Ops (07:55) - From SaaS to Baas (Business-as-Software) (09:09) - Boom, the AI PMS (12:47) - Enabling Proactive Ops (13:51) - The $12M+ Fundraise (14:47) - Winning Investors with Hospitality & Tech Credibility (16:53) - Feature: Blueprint Vegas 2026 [https://bit.ly/3PCeczM] (17:46) - STR Market Context and the Vacasa Lesson (21:03) - Replacing Point Solutions (23:47) - ROI, AI Moats, Future of STR Ops (32:06) - Collaboration Superpower: Tony Robbins (Wiki [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Robbins]) 💚 Learn more: ➡️ Visit Boom [https://www.boomnow.com/] ➡️ Shahar Goldboim on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/shahar-goldboim-80820b95/] 💚 Feature: ➡️ Blueprint - The Future of Real Estate - Register for 2026 [https://bit.ly/3PCeczM]: The Premier Event for Industry Executives, Real Estate & Construction Tech Startups and VC's, at The Venetian, Las Vegas on September 22nd-24th, 2026. As a friend of Tangent, you can save $300 on your All-Access pass. 💚 Connect with Tangent: ➡️ Edward Cohen on LinkedIn [https://bit.ly/3Y6172t] ➡️ Jeff Berman on LinkedIn [https://bit.ly/3KeXjI7] ➡️ Zach Aarons on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachaarons/] ➡️ Tangent on LinkedIn [https://bit.ly/3fuHcK0] Disclaimer: Tangent podcast is for entertainment and informational purposes only, you should not construe any such information or other material as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advise. Nothing contained on our program constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer by Tangent, Camber Creek, MetaProp, or any third party guest to buy or sell any securities, public or private, other financial instruments or funds.