Asset Development Firm

We Don't Manage Assets.
We Create Them.

We build brands, software, data products, media properties, and companies — all AI-native, all designed to compound.

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+2 this quarter 4 brands · 2 data · 2 media media properties active
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brands · software · data · media · companies total assets in portfolio active builds right now
Growth
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Minded · organic traffic Oxbridge · organic traffic SPAN · pipeline throughput
AI Agents
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↑ active across all builds deployed this week projects with live agents
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first asset live to measurable ROI Pet Longevity · WoW growth
P1KL Brand identity finalized · entering media production SPAN v2.1 shipped · pipeline throughput +340% Pet Longevity AI agent published 12 articles · organic +18% WoW Altura Positioning complete · visual identity in progress Minded Content engine running · 20× organic growth sustained World Fare Brand asset deployed · market presence established P1KL Brand identity finalized · entering media production SPAN v2.1 shipped · pipeline throughput +340% Pet Longevity AI agent published 12 articles · organic +18% WoW Altura Positioning complete · visual identity in progress Minded Content engine running · 20× organic growth sustained World Fare Brand asset deployed · market presence established

$100 Trillion Is Managed. Almost None of It Was Created by the Managers.

Asset management firms steward what already exists. Venture studios only build companies. Agencies just execute. No one occupies the space between — the firm that actually creates the brands, software, data products, media properties, and companies that become the assets worth managing. All built on AI-native infrastructure from day one.

We're not an agency. We're not a venture studio. We're an asset development firm, and we believe this is one of the most important categories in business today.

$100T+

in global asset management — an entire industry built on stewarding value someone else created.

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Asset classes we develop — brands, software, data products, media, and companies — all on an AI-native foundation.

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The only firm building at this intersection. A category of one.

Five Asset Classes

Each one is a category of value we create from scratch. From strategy through execution, zero to one.

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Brands

Identity systems, messaging architecture, naming, and visual design. The foundational asset that makes everything else more valuable.

Identity
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Software

Products, platforms, and tools built to solve real problems. From prototype to production — software that becomes an asset on a balance sheet.

Product
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Data Products

Proprietary datasets, data-generating systems, and demand-generation machines. Digital assets that compound in value the longer they run.

Growth
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Media

Publications, editorial brands, and audience engines. Owned media properties that build authority, trust, and distribution you control.

Audience
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Companies

Venture builds from concept through go-to-market. Strategy, brand, product, and growth — assembled into entities that create enterprise value.

Venture
Foundation

AI-Native Infrastructure

Every asset class is developed on a shared AI foundation, agents, intelligent workflows, and automation that make every brand, product, dataset, publication, and company we build compound faster than the market expects.

How We Build →

AI Is Our
Operating System

AI isn't a service we sell — it's how we develop every asset. Custom agents, intelligent workflows, and automation infrastructure run beneath every brand, product, dataset, publication, and company we create. It's why our assets compound faster than anyone else's.

Start a Build
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Agents Across Every Asset
Autonomous AI systems embedded in brand development, content production, software engineering, and market research — not bolted on after the fact.
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Skills & Connectors
Infrastructure that plugs AI into your existing systems — Slack, CRM, databases, publishing tools — creating persistent, growing leverage.
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Compounding Advantage
Every asset we develop gets smarter over time. Every workflow teaches the system. This is the moat traditional firms can't replicate.

Assets Developed

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AB
Brand + Strategy
Animal Biome
Pet Health · Supplements
Oxbridge Health
Brand + Strategy
Oxbridge Health
Healthcare · Insurance
SENSE
Brand + Strategy
SENSE
Health Tech · Wellness
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Brand + Strategy
Nix
Sports Tech · Performance
Md
Content + Growth
Minded
Telehealth · Mental Health
WF
Brand + Strategy
World Fare
Food & Beverage · Community
Altura
Brand
Altura
Brand Identity + Positioning
P1
Brand + Media
P1KL
Brand + Media Property
PLR
Media
Pet Longevity Review
Pet Health · Editorial + Audience
Asset Development not Asset Management Brands · Software · Data · Media · Companies 20× organic traffic growth We Create What Others Manage Global · Remote-First · Always Building $100T managed — almost none of it created Strategy Through Creation Asset Development not Asset Management Brands · Software · Data · Media · Companies 20× organic traffic growth We Create What Others Manage Global · Remote-First · Always Building $100T managed — almost none of it created Strategy Through Creation

Assets That Compound

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Tenth Mountain delivers work that positions brands for the next decade.

Chris Rector CMO, GAF
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Their strategic content approach generated a 20× increase in organic traffic. Remarkable and repeatable.

David Ronick Founder & CEO, Minded
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The team elevated our brand positioning through excellent messaging, design, and development that truly reflected where we were headed.

Andrea Gilman CMO, Banyan
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Delivered the World Fare brand from scratch — expert naming, definition, and visual design execution that exceeded every expectation.

Julie Lehman Former SVP, Flying Food Group

From the Field

Field Notes

Short dispatches from active builds — what's working, what we're learning, what just shipped.

Field Report 21d ago
Why We Build the Brand and the Media Property at the Same Time
Most firms build a brand, then figure out distribution later. With P1KL we're developing both simultaneously.
Insight 25d ago
The $60K Question: When to Replace a Workflow with an Agent
Your $150K employee spends $60K/year on work that an agent can handle. But not every task should be automated. How do we build and restructure organizations to leverage the best of humans and AI? What are the skills and roles needed for building and growing next-gen organizations.

The Journal

Asset Development Journal

Long-form editorial — case studies, thesis essays, and deep dives into methodology.

The Asset Development Journal Issue 007 · March 2026
Thesis · Featured Essay

Why Brand Building Is Dead, and Brand Engineering Is the Future

TL;DR: Traditional brand building through creative campaigns is obsolete because AI agents will make 55% of purchase decisions by 2030. Brand engineering—a systematic, data-driven approach that treats brands as machine-readable infrastructure—is replacing it. Brands must optimize for LLM citations, build API-first architectures, and structure content for machine comprehension while maintaining human value delivery. This requires CEO-level reorganization, not just marketing tweaks.

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Led By

Dan Kashman

Founder & Principal

20+ years building brands, products, and companies at the intersection of strategy and execution. Founded Tenth Mountain to occupy the white space no one else would — the firm that actually creates the assets worth managing.

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