Daymond John is an original Shark Tank shark (the 17th season premieres September 24), the visionary CEO behind the iconic global fashion brand FUBU, the founder of The Shark Group, a philanthropist and so much more.

Following his fired-up talk at Entrepeneur 's Level Up conference in Las Vegas, we caught up with the man to get a quick hit of inspiration and advice to shake off the end-of-summer blues and get back into the mindset of drive and success.

What questions should founders ask themselves before launching/fundraising?

Start with the hard questions. Why am I the right person to solve this problem? Do I really know my numbers, my market and my customer? And am I willing to eat, sleep and breathe this business when the cameras are off and no one's clapping? Too many peopl

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