Daymond John
Daymond John
Daymond Garfield Johnis 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth23 February 1969
CityBrooklyn, NY
CountryUnited States of America
thinking people needs
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.
investor knowledge money needs strategic weaknesses whatever whether
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.
jobs giving-up needs
In entrepreneurship, you decide to give up your day job at the point where either (A) the hobby/new business is at least making some form of ends meet, or (B) you feel that you need to dedicate yourself for a certain amount of time to it and give yourself the last hoorah.
red-flags stronger needs
If you can't come clean and tell investors how and why you failed, that raises a red flag. They need to see that you learned from it and came back stronger.
needs looks exposure
I look to work with businesses that know what they are doing but need larger distribution or exposure.
forever perception needs
The thing about branding is it isn't etched in stone. A brand is a mark or an image or a perception we stamp on a product, a concept or an ideal, but it doesn't last forever. Like anything else, it needs to be nurtured and reinforced, or it will start to fade.
needs ceo i-need-him
If I invest in a CEO, I need him or her to have experience in sales.
dream entrepreneur profit
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.
people today tomorrow
I do today what people won't, so I achieve tomorrow what other people can't.
kings products
Product is always king.
decision want
We all want the freedom to make our own decisions.
teacher giving lessons
Life is a cruel teacher. She loves to give you the test first and the lesson later.
people succeed blame
When you succeed you have a million people to thank, but when you fail there is only one person to blame.
dresses accurate
Always dress to what is accurate to who and what you are.