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" 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. "

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" 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. "

Daymond John

You

Never

Money

" If you go out there and start making noise and making sales - people will find you. Sales cure all. You can talk about how great your business plan is and how well you are going to do. You can make up your own opinions, but you cannot make up your own facts. Sales cure all. "

" 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. "

" I don't care if you're my brother - if we go play football, I'm gonna try to crack your head open. It doesn't mean that I don't love you. It doesn't mean that I don't respect you. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

Daymond John

America

China

" An entrepreneur needs to know what they need, period. Then they need to find an investor who can build off whatever their weaknesses are - whether that's through money, strategic partnerships or knowledge. "

" I never knew anything other than wanting to be an entrepreneur. I tried my first business when I was 6 years old, and I started another business when I was 8. I don't think I knew anything besides that. "

" Learn as many mistakes and what not to do while your business or product is small. Don't be in such a hurry to grow your brand. Make sure that you and the market can sustain any bumps that may occur down the road. "

" I've failed way more than I've succeeded. "

" I think Wall Street is very important, especially to tech companies. Wall Street will get in their rhythm and go fund tech companies, and tech companies will go create jobs and employ a lot of people, so there's that aspect of Wall Street. "

" 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. "

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

" There really is no shortcut just because you have a name, or you have some kind of access or some way you can solve all the problems. And I think one of the things I learned with FUBU, you have to understand that there's really only two ways of operating a business: more sales, or lower overhead. "

" I always tried to align myself with strategic partners, friends, and information to help me with the things that I did not know, and ultimately, I made it. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

Daymond John

Parents

Job

" 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. "

" In my mind, there are too many copycat web products out there that are doing the same thing. "

" A savvy entrepreneur will not always look for investment money, first. "

" 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. "

" 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?' "

" As an entrepreneur, you never stop learning. "

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

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