Building With Founders

The best businesses emerge when founders can focus on what matters—serving customers, building community, creating value. We remove the infrastructure barriers that kill momentum before you launch.

Why We Exist

"The more people who own little businesses of their own, the safer our country will be, and the better off its cities and towns; for the people who have a stake in their country and their community are its best citizens." - John Hancock

I spent years at big law firms doing sophisticated deals—armies of advisors, unlimited resources, complex structures. At 30, cancer forced me to reassess everything. I left to build businesses I actually cared about in my own community.

That's when I learned the truth: the system isn't built for founders. It's built to extract. I had years of deal experience and still got crushed by the grind—permitting delays that killed momentum, legal costs that drained capital, bureaucratic roadblocks that had nothing to do with the quality of the idea.

I watched better businesses than mine fail. Not because they lacked vision or commitment, but because founders spent all their energy fighting systems instead of building. The barrier to entry isn't the idea anymore—it's navigating the infrastructure designed to gatekeep.

LYL Capital exists to remove those barriers. We provide what founders struggle with most: entity formation that's done right the first time, permitting expertise that moves projects forward, capital strategy that opens doors, and deal guidance that comes from years of institutional experience applied to real-world challenges.

If you're committed and the idea serves your community, we'll help you build it.

What We Do

Legal & Formation
Entity formation, legal structure, lease negotiation, and real estate advisory. We handle the foundation so you can focus on your business.
Permitting & Regulatory
Permitting and regulatory navigation. We know the systems, the timelines, and how to move projects through bureaucracy efficiently.
Capital & Strategy
Funding support, capital strategy, grant identification, and development consulting. We help you access the resources your business needs to launch and scale.

How We Work

Flexible Engagement
Project-based, retainer, or equity partnership depending on the opportunity and stage of your business. We adapt to what works for you.
Founder-Focused
We serve founders building retail, hospitality, service businesses, and community-focused projects. Startups that need to launch. Small businesses ready to scale.
Practical Expertise
Years of big law deal experience applied to real-world founder challenges. We know sophisticated structures and how to make them work at any scale.
Community Impact
We back development projects that activate neighborhoods and businesses that create local value. Your stake in your community matters.
No Bullshit Approach
If you're committed and the idea is solid, we'll help you get it done. We don't gatekeep—we remove barriers.
Speed Matters
We understand that time kills deals. Our expertise means faster permitting, cleaner structures, and quicker access to capital.