Sig has been angel investing for thirty-two years. He is called the Godfather of Atlanta angel investing. In this interview, he shares the X Factor he looks for in entrepreneurs and outlines his 10 criteria for a fundable entrepreneur.

If you are an entrepreneur, listen to this interview to see if you are an X Factor entrepreneur.

If you are an angel investor, you'll want to listen to reduce risk and increase your returns.

Ten simple criteria. Some are deal breakers. Others are ranked as important. And the rest must at least rate.

The hard criteria are easy. The easy criteria are hard to evaluate. After all, entrepreneurs are complex. Angel investing is still a combination of art and experience.

This interview has it all. Sig even shares how to get started as an angel investor.

Over the past 32 years, Sig has learned plenty and made a boatload of money. Take some time to listen to the most experienced early-stage investor in Atlanta. You'll only get it here!

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In the closeness is the bonding for baby, mom, and dad.

Simple philosophy.

Simple products.

Successful outcome.

Brian Fosse founded Lalabu with his wife, Kerrie. At the time, she was his only encouragement in starting this specialty clothing business. And as they neared bankruptcy a few years later, even Kerrie began having doubts.

But Brian pressed on. While sitting on a plane headed to an investor meeting, he knew he needed to continue to trust God and keep going. He read Isiah 40:28-31. It was his all-in moment.

Brian escaped $1mm in debt with a $20k per week debt-service payment. Three years later, the business turned wildly profitable and sold for eight figures. A real success story. A real relationship story. A real family story. A real God story.

This is entrepreneurship at its best—a gifted young man with loads of ideas, a supportive wife, and the perseverance to succeed.

There is something here for everyone.

Here is Brian’s Bible verse:

“Do you not know? Have you not heard? Yahweh is the everlasting God, the Creator of the whole earth. He never grows faint or weary; there is no limit to His understanding. He gives strength to the weary and strengthens the powerless. But those who trust in the Lord will renew their strength; they will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary; they will walk and not faint.”

‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭40:28-29, 31‬ ‭HCSB‬‬