10 Best Daymond John’s Quotes for Business and Starting out

Abhishek Shah
ThugStart
Published in
4 min readMay 6, 2016

Daymond John. Every rookie who is hooked to the famous Shark Tank series adores him. Well known entrepreneur, investor, TV personality and most importantly a great motivator, Daymond comes from the ground up. His story is as inspiring as the story of FUBU, Daymond’s popular Amarican clothing and hip hop apparel chain. No wonder that every startup struggler will associate with Daymond’s valuable notes — hustlers take away great amount of learning from Daymond’s advice.

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Here are 10 of Daymond John’s Quotes for Business and Starting out. Priceless pieces of education that put things in right frame of thought process. A little bit of Daymond John pep talk is all a startup rookie needs to get going!

10 Best Daymond John’s Quotes for Business and Starting out

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.

Staying informed is what matters in any business. Knowledge is your key power. Never underestimate the value of staying updated with the industry and market.

A savvy entrepreneur will not always look for investment money, first.

Start out on your own and give the best of resources to your business. Once you gain a foothold and a certain decent reputation, time will come automatically when you will scale up.

I’ve come to learn that my initial investment is more about the person versus the product that I am buying into. I’ve also learned that I really do enjoy giving worthy people an opportunity of a lifetime.

Understand the people you are doing business with. Learn to keep your client happy with what is wanted for their business. Never hesitate to throw a deserving opportunity to people who are worth it. You will have the end gain.

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Good grooming is integral and impeccable style is a must. If you don’t look the part, no one will want to give you time or money.

No matter how your day looks, get dressed in the manner that befits your startup. Make a professional impression on the people you meet. Grooming plays a vital role.

If you go out there and start making noise and making sales — people will find you. Sales cure all. You can talk about how great your business plan is and how well you are going to do. You can make up your own opinions, but you cannot make up your own facts. Sales cure all.

The more your deliver, the more you get. Focus on your daily operational deployments. Sometimes, you don’t have to sell at all. Business comes your way by word of mouth.

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.

Learn to tap the right resources and networks. They will get your job done twice as fast, thrice as efficient.

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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.

Once you know the DNA of your business, you have all the knowledge of its workings. Identify the core needs where investment comes into play. Stop shooting in the dark.

Mentors, by far, are the most important aspects of businesses.

You will need a mentor who will guide you the right way. Mentors need not be people from business. They could be from all walks of life.

Poor people put a low value on themselves and their efforts.

Think big, no matter where you come from. Your thoughts and vision shape the business you are into. Small thoughts only lead to smaller outcomes.

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I believe the last thing I read at night will likely manifest when I’m sleeping. You become what you think about the most.

Think success for your business always. Think what you want to become, think where your business should be headed. These thoughts will sow the same seeds and reap the same outcomes.

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Abhishek Shah
ThugStart

Nomad | Early Stage Investor | Wannabe Anthropologist | Technology Evangelist | Curious, Inquisitive & Experimental Entrepreneur