My parents always taught me that my day job would never make me rich; it'd be my homework. Daymond John dayhomeworkjob Change image and share on social
When looking at trends I always ask myself basic and timeless questions about business, and the one I seem to always come back to is, 'How is this different than anything else in the marketplace?' Daymond John backbasicbusiness Change image and share on social
I like to look at things that have been developed and re-developed over the course of time so I know the bugs are worked out of it. And in the business itself, I like to look at sales, by far. I want to see that there is a vetted track record of sales to show the price point has worked. Daymond John bugbusinessdevelop share on social
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 bodegacommunitycuban share on social
I've learned, like with anything else, business is only as good as your connections and your resources. And some of the resources that I have are the fact that I work with huge artists. Daymond John artistbusinessconnection Change image and share on social
In my mind, there are too many copycat web products out there that are doing the same thing. Daymond John copycatmindproduct Change image and share on social
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 to do, and I lead by example. Daymond John africanamericanapparel Change image and share on social
I had a little delivery van, and I did work around Queens. I was also a waiter at Red Lobster, so I was working on the business in between jobs. Daymond John businessdeliveryjob Change image and share on social
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. Daymond John assetbighave share on social
I'm a firm believer in utilizing celebrities because they tap into people on an emotional basis. Daymond John basisbelievercelebrity Change image and share on social