Dan is currently the CEO and co-founder of Troops, a Great Oaks backed company building a slackbot for sales team. Dan has started and been involved with companies that have collectively raised over $100M in venture capital and have exited for close to $1B in M&A, including companies like Tula (founder), Spinback (founder) as well as Buddy Media and Lotame. He is also a contributing writer to Forbes, advisor and investor to other companies. Dan holds a B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Wisconsin - Madison. When he is not working, he is most likely traveling, playing golf, or volunteering (on a snowboard) at Mount Snow, VT as a member of their Ski Patrol and Rescue team.