I paid a friend's gambling debt once...

Many of my friends gamble on sports.

Many of them are down on their bets too.

It never really interested me. I feel like I don't have enough control. But that's not to say I won't bet. I've snatched some good money taking no brainer bets.

As my old heads told me, "Scared money don't make money!"

This past weekend, our latest investor in our AI project asked me, "How do you choose the criteria for companies to invest in?"

I told him there were three major things.

The big one for me is...

How willing is the company to take my advice?

How much control do I have?

I like to bet on myself!

I've seen too many ships sink under the control of inexperienced captains to trust my life on someone else's makeshift raft.

The other two things I look for in a company create a rich environment ripe with potential for frictionless growth.

When I see these two things all I see is a colorful green vineyard with ripe blue grapes waiting to be fermented into the finest of wines.

They're rather simple but yet the most important indicators to see if a company can evolve into a unicorn.

I'll share these two, often overlooked, investor-ready indicators with my round circle of moguls this weekend.

It's the most enriching place, weekly, for the hungry mind.

To access this cabal of great top cats, you know what to do.

bryansharpe.co/summit

Thank me later.

Hotep.