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 firm believer in utilizing celebrities because they tap into people on an emotional basis.

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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.

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Mentors don't have to be the Daymond Johns or the Mark Cubans. A person running a successful bodega or a tax firm in your community for the last 20 years, that person is working just as much as the individual who's running General Mills.

Daymond John

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

Daymond John

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

The things that I've learned is, try to make all the mistakes with your own money and on a small level so that when you are responsible for a partner's money or assets, you've learned, and you don't make bigger mistakes.

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

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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!

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

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I look to work with businesses that know what they are doing but need larger distribution or exposure.

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Author Bio

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