Today I saw a picture of a ridiculous Great Value Juneteenth red velvet and cheesecake flavored ice cream. I’m positive no one asked for this. In addition to it being a culturally irrelevant flavor combination, it also shows no intention to actually commemorate the day known widely as Freedom Day…

Today I had several calls with founders I’m excited about. On each call the founders asked, “What does your process look like from here?”. This is a good question all founders should ask investors to properly align on expectations. As I explained our process, I set the expectation that our…

I’ve concluded that a well written memo is a better fundraising tool than a pitch deck. …

Last week I spent half a day in the Thomasville Heights community of Atlanta with my fellow Board members of The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta (CFGA). The area is less than 10 minutes away from the Eastside Walk neighborhood I lived in for nearly two years, but it was…

I’ll have a lot to say about selling businesses as I continue to share my thoughts over the next 59 days and beyond, but one particular topic that I’ve been sitting with over the last few days is the unique experience of selling a business as a Black entrepreneur. I’ve…

A few weeks ago, I served as a panelist at an Endeavor local selection panel. One of my fellow panelists was Jermaine Brown. He’s an entrepreneur/ investor in Atlanta who I met a few years ago, but haven’t had a chance to spend a lot of time with. As I…

After over 18 months of fundraising (primarily in a global pandemic and over Meets, Zooms, Teams, and the occasional Webex), we are excited to announce the close of Collab Capital Fund I. We’ve garnered the support of 99 Limited Partners and are thrilled to have over $50M to invest in…

Black people literally have to work twice as hard to get half as much — A version of this story originally appeared on the Medium blog, Capital Innovations @ Collab Capital. Since I’ve been able to work, I’ve worked multiple jobs. During summers growing up, I worked in the businesses started by my grandparents in Mobile, AL and passed down to my father and his…

The Rain Hat, Reinvented Women everywhere spend $80B+ dollars every year styling and maintaining their perfectly coiffed hairdos. When it rains, most women are willing to go to great lengths to protect their hair from getting messed up by the rain. I’ve personally used trash bags, shower caps, and grocery…