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How Salamander DC Uses Hospitality and Retail to Shape Asset Performance
By Tony Lawson Revenue in a single-use hospitality asset is constrained by occupancy and seasonality. That constraint is pushing properties to structure themselves around multiple…
The Financial Layer Behind The Doux, a $38M Haircare Brand
By Tony O. Lawson The Doux is a textured haircare brand that generated $38 million in sales and $7.3 million in EBITDA in 2025. At…
Black-owned Real Estate Development Firms | Vol. 2
By Tony Lawson Real estate development is where capital formation, regulatory approval, construction risk, and long-term asset management converge. As capital is committed, approvals…
What Happens After “Sold Out”
Businesses struggle when demand arrives faster than their systems can handle. It shows up as “sold out” across products, reservations, or time slots. On…
Collide Capital Closes $95M Fund II
By Tony O. Lawson Many early-stage firms fail to translate early performance into institutional scale. The data doesn’t hold, LP conviction drops, and the firm…
How Venture and Private Equity Funds Operate After Capital Is Raised
The close of a fund marks the beginning of an operational cycle that runs for a decade or longer. The workflows that govern it…