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I do today what people won't, so I achieve tomorrow what other people can't.

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Daymond John
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: February 23
Businessperson
Entrepreneur
Fashion Designer
Motivational Speaker
Television Presenter
Brooklyn
New York
Daymond Garfield John
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Everyone has an idea, but it’s taking those first steps toward turning that idea into a reality that are always the toughest.
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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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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.
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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. Try to go as far as you can without anybody else's help first.
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Product is always king.
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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 your brand. Make sure that you and the market can sustain any bumps that may occur down the road.
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If you aren't living your dreams then you're living your fears.
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Whether people know it or not, I'm a big nature guy. I like snowboarding, I like fishing, and those are my ways to wind down.
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As an entrepreneur, you love your business like a child, and you're taught to be laser-focused on the business.
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I consider each business investment based on concept and revenue.
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I think it's only failure if you put the word failure on it. I think it's part of the process of learning where you're going to go and what doesn't work.
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The only thing that scares me in the tech area is that it moves so fast that you have to be ready to invest in 20 things. Because if you just invest in one, next week, somebody has a better mousetrap, and you get taken to the cleaners.
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I don't want to leave my kids an inheritance, I want to leave them a legacy
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We all want the freedom to make our own decisions.
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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.
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You don’t get rich off your day job, you get rich off your homework.
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While good business ideas are plentiful, many entrepreneurs struggle to understand payroll taxes, health care and other thorny issues… In other words, they don't have the financial literacy to scale their businesses and attract investors.
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Life is a cruel teacher. She loves to give you the test first and the lesson later.
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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.
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It takes the same energy to think small as it does to think big. So dream big and think bigger.
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