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.

Display of Power is an autobiography that details John's rise from Queens to a fashion empire; it was named one of the best business books of 2007 by the Library Journal. John has written two books Display of Power and The Brand Within. He went home and sewed around 80 hats with his next-door neighbor Carl Brown.

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.