Daymond John

When you have a large amount of the workforce being laid off, some of them have no other choice but to go…

— Daymond John

Mentors don't have to be the Daymond Johns or the Mark Cubans. A person running a successful bodega or a tax firm…

— Daymond John

The only thing that scares me in the tech area is that it moves so fast that you have to be ready…

— Daymond John

One of my business partners would remind me that no fashion line lasts forever, that we would hit the down curve eventually,…

— Daymond John

Learn as many mistakes and what not to do while your business or product is small. Don’t be in such a hurry…

— Daymond John

If I invest in a CEO, I need him or her to have experience in sales.

— Daymond John

I'm the kind of person that when I saw a lack of African Americans in the apparel business, that was something I…

— Daymond John

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

— Daymond John

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

I don't care if you're my brother - if we go play football, I'm gonna try to crack your head open. It…

— Daymond John

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

— Daymond John

Strategic partners are way more important than money.

— Daymond John

I don't want to leave my kids an inheritance, I want to leave them a legacy

— Daymond John

A lot of times, I can put a product together with a distributor when I go into my Rolodex for distributors. I…

— Daymond John

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

— Daymond John

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

— Daymond John

When I first came into money, I bought six or seven homes. One weekend I went to Miami and bought an apartment…

— Daymond John

Always dress to what is accurate to who and what you are.

— Daymond John

I've come to learn that my initial investment is more about the person versus the product that I am buying into. I've…

— Daymond John

I've learned, like with anything else, business is only as good as your connections and your resources. And some of the resources…

— Daymond John

Fortunately, right now 'entrepreneurship' is one of the business world's biggest buzz words and so many young people in our country are…

— Daymond John

Product is always king.

— Daymond John

I had a little delivery van, and I did work around Queens. I was also a waiter at Red Lobster, so I…

— Daymond John

Five days a week, I read my goals before I go to sleep and when I wake up. There are 10 goals…

— Daymond John

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

— Daymond John