How Dan Abbate Built Wealth by Working Less and Thinking Bigger

Joel Gandara

In this powerful episode, Joel reconnects with longtime friend Dan Abbate — an entrepreneur, philosopher, investor, and all-around fascinating human. They dive deep into entrepreneurship, long-term thinking, mindset, AI, personal growth, private equity, and why Dan thinks centralization is the enemy of innovation. 👀
🔥 What you'll hear in this episode:
- Dan’s unusual education journey (college at 15, Harvard, Edinburgh, and more)
- How philosophy helps him win in business
- Lessons from advising over 100 entrepreneurs
- How his fund, CLOteen Capital, helps scale real-world investments
- The importance of time horizons in decision-making
- The mental shift that 10x’d his net worth while reducing his workload
- Government overreach, Covid, decentralization, and why gas prices are actually a brilliant economics lesson

- OnlyFans business model brilliance (yes, really)

- His Guinness World Record for the world's biggest hot dog 🌭
💡 Whether you’re a business builder, a thinker, a curious human, or someone wanting to level up your mindset — you’ll get wisdom bombs, real talk, and a few laughs from two guys who've been through it.
📌 Mentioned in the episode:
CLOteen Capital Fund: https://cloteencapital.com
Dan’s IG: @thebigda
BigHotDog.com (yep, it's real) 🌭
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