David Richerby

When bankers get into business they usually destroy it.

I think I’ve got the best staff in television.

You don’t learn to walk by following rules, you learn by doing and by falling over.

Set exorbitant standards, and give your people hell when they don’t live up to them. There is nothing so demoralizing as a boss who tolerates second rate work.

Our aim is to compete with any luxury brand. Candy & Candy will be a luxury brand, recognised in Rodeo Drive, New York, Dubai, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo and London. Those are the major centres in the world. It will be synonymous with the design of homes, houses, flats, yachts, aircraft and retail.

I started the site when I was 19. I didn’t know much about business back then.

Selling is our No. 1 job. Never get away from selling a lot of merchandise personally. The more you sell the more you learn.

Entrepreneurs are always taking feedback, especially from their customers, bankers, workers, and sales force. Without straightforward feedback, entrepreneurs cannot make sound decisions.

What really decides consumers to buy or not to buy is the content of your advertising, not its form.

Clock watchers never seem to be having a good time.

No one should buy on reputation alone. They should come and see it and inspect it, feel it and touch it.

The best reason to start an organization is to make meaning; to create a product or service to make the world a better place.

Should I give up my career at this point in my life… and put all my marbles in Laura’s [Nyro] basket?

The headline is the ‘ticket on the meat.’ Use it to flag down readers who are prospects for the kind of product you are advertising.

The relationship between a manufacturer and his advertising agency is almost as intimate as the relationship between a patient and his doctor. Make sure that you can life happily with your prospective client before you accept his account.