Quotes by Daymond John

About Daymond John:

Daymond Garfield John is an American entrepreneur, investor, television personality, author and motivational speaker. He is best known as the founder, president, and CEO of FUBU, and appears as an investor on the ABC reality television series Shark Tank.
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I'm a big advocate of financial intelligence.

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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.

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

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As an entrepreneur, you never stop learning.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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

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A lot of times, I can put a product together with a distributor when I go into my Rolodex for distributors. I can then put it together with a face, such as an artist. And then I can go into my databank of retailers and people that I've been working w...

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

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

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Mentors, by far, are the most important aspects of businesses.

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

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

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I already have enough apparel businesses that are either doing well or not really doing anything at all, and I'm looking to broaden my portfolio.

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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.

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

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Author Bio

  • NameDaymond John
  • DescriptionAmerican businessman
  • BornFebruary 23, 1969
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionMotivational Speaker