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" FUBU is pretty well licensed out in China and Asia. In America it's a little more of a challenge, obviously, because it's a branded sport. "

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" I'm a big advocate of financial intelligence. "

" I'm the kind of person that when I saw a lack of African Americans in the apparel business, that was something I set out to do, and I lead by example. "

Lead By Example

" An entrepreneur must pitch a potential investor for what the company is worth as well as sell the dream on how much of a profit can be made. "

" One of my business partners would remind me that no fashion line lasts forever, that we would hit the down curve eventually, and that we needed to look for new brands that complement the first one. "

" When you have a large amount of the workforce being laid off, some of them have no other choice but to go out there and invent something. "

" I'm a firm believer in utilizing celebrities because they tap into people on an emotional basis. "

" Most brands started from a strong base and kept a strong belief. "

" I like to look at things that have been developed and re-developed over the course of time so I know the bugs are worked out of it. And in the business itself, I like to look at sales, by far. I want to see that there is a vetted track record of sales to show the price point has worked. "

" Five days a week, I read my goals before I go to sleep and when I wake up. There are 10 goals around health, family and business with expiration dates, and I update them every six months. "

" No matter what business you're in, business is business, and financing and money are critical. I would have made a lot fewer mistakes if I had more schooling in that area. "

" The only thing that scares me in the tech area is that it moves so fast that you have to be ready to invest in 20 things. Because if you just invest in one, next week, somebody has a better mousetrap, and you get taken to the cleaners. "

" I think African Americans are resilient and hustlers by nature. I think they need to understand that you can take that hustle to the boardroom, but it has to be an education process. "

" Fortunately, right now 'entrepreneurship' is one of the business world's biggest buzz words and so many young people in our country are looking up to this new generation of CEO's as their modern day rock stars. Whenever you have that effect, it makes the job of promoting entrepreneurship much easier. "

" I started FUBU in 1989 but ran out of money three times and closed it down. "

" I value an entrepreneur I can get behind and trust, because I know they are attempting to move forward in life. "

" When looking at trends I always ask myself basic and timeless questions about business, and the one I seem to always come back to is, 'How is this different than anything else in the marketplace?' "

" I believe the last thing I read at night will likely manifest when I'm sleeping. You become what you think about the most. "

" If you don't educate yourself, you'll never get out of the starting block because you'll spend all your money making foolish decisions. "

" I consider each business investment based on concept and revenue. "

" Every problem can be solved as long as they use common sense and apply the right research and techniques. "

" Poor people put a low value on themselves and their efforts. "

" When I first came into money, I bought six or seven homes. One weekend I went to Miami and bought an apartment and a mansion several blocks from each other, which was not that bright! "

" As an entrepreneur, you never stop learning. "

" I think that in the earlier days, when I was a 'wantrepreneur,' I was really doing things because I thought what I wanted was to be rich. "

" My parents always taught me that my day job would never make me rich; it'd be my homework. "

" I've come to learn that my initial investment is more about the person versus the product that I am buying into. I've also learned that I really do enjoy giving worthy people an opportunity of a lifetime. "

" When I first got into business, I made a lot of bad decisions. "

" You don't have to work for a big corporation if you don't want to. "

" In the founders, I look for a person I feel is trustworthy, driven and smart. I invest in the person first, because in the event the business fails, the person and I can move forward and create another business. "

" Good grooming is integral and impeccable style is a must. If you don't look the part, no one will want to give you time or money. "