I started FUBU in 1989 but ran out of money three times and closed it down. — Daymond John Copy Share Image
A savvy entrepreneur will not always look for investment money, first. — Daymond John Copy Share Image
No matter what business you're in, business is business, and financing and money are critical. I would have made a lot fewer… — Daymond John Copy Share Image
Good grooming is integral, and impeccable style is a must. If you don't look the part, no one will want to give… — Daymond John Copy Share Image
My parents always taught me that my day job would never make me rich; it'd be my homework. — Daymond John Copy Share Image
My mother said, "Money is a great slave but a horrible master." It was her version of a French proverb. — Daymond John Copy Share Image
Try to make all the mistakes with your own money and on a small level so that when you are responsible for… — Daymond John Copy Share Image
An entrepreneur needs to know what they need, period. Then they need to find an investor who can build off whatever their… — Daymond John Copy Share Image
I think the single biggest turn off is people who think that they need money and they need all these people around… — Daymond John Copy Share Image
When I first came into money, I bought six or seven homes. One weekend I went to Miami and bought an apartment… — Daymond John Copy Share Image
Make sure you're doing something that you love, that you're willing to do for the rest of your life. If you're doing… — Daymond John Copy Share Image
I think that in the earlier days, when I was a 'wantrepreneur,' I was really doing things because I thought what I… — Daymond John Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
The things that I've learned is, try to make all the mistakes with your own money and on a small level so… — Daymond John Copy Share Image
When you have a large amount of the workforce being laid off, some of them have no other choice but to go out there… — Daymond John Copy Share Image
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… — Daymond John Copy Share Image
The only thing that scares me in the tech area is that it moves so fast that you have to be ready to invest… — Daymond John Copy Share Image
One of my business partners would remind me that no fashion line lasts forever, that we would hit the down curve eventually, and that… — Daymond John Copy Share Image
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… — Daymond John Copy Share Image
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… — Daymond John Copy Share Image
Everyone has an idea, but it’s taking those first steps toward turning that idea into a reality that are always the toughest. — Daymond John Copy Share Image
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… — Daymond John Copy Share Image
I look to work with businesses that know what they are doing but need larger distribution or exposure. — Daymond John Copy Share Image
![“I think the single biggest turn off is people who think that they need money and they need all these people around them so if they get the money they can just buy all the things they need to help the company... [without] hav[ing] to put in the work themselves.” quote by Daymond John](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7ed/daymond-john-7879_business_i-think-the-single-biggest-turn-off-is-p_1544557.jpg)
