Lukas Forchhammer Quotes

When we manage a restaurant, we start making money from the first day. When we own a place, it's often five years before we earn the first penny that is clean of debt.

The whole - it's the economy's bad. It's bad for everybody. I have my own comedy club. I opened it three years ago in a horrible economy. I created jobs. And we just started breaking even after a year and a half, barely. For that entire time, I have had to pay the difference of what we owe in rent and taxes and everything out of my own pocket.

I consider each business investment based on concept and revenue.

Producers are not gamblers. They want a good return on their investment.

There simply isn't a way to do the show without investing in a bunch more companies.

Profits in business always depend on the rate of interest: the higher the interest, the higher the rate of profit required.

Business is other people's money.

As a producer or financier, you are going to go where you get the best bang for your buck.

You have to spend a lot to make a lot. It's not like I'm sitting on top of a pile of money.

My construction business represents 10 or 20 times what I'll ever invest in football. But from the moment I bought the Chargers, I would become forever known as the owner of that NFL franchise.

So every dollar of income that I have that is potentially taxed away is a dollar I can't put in my company to create a job. My entire company is around job creation.

Money would be no object when compared with the value of the acquisition.

People invest in businesses that they believe have the leadership, mission and team to grow and operate profitably.

We all get into business, and we take a risk in terms of putting capital.

It's hard to make a movie that's very expensive and not be thinking of the results all the time.

If I had taken money from, say, venture capital, they would have wanted a certain return in a certain time period. McDonald's, on the other hand, seemed very interested in my passion about creating this brand. I trusted them, and they did not really interfere with the brand.

Just as water is a key ingredient to growth on the farm, capital is required for businesses to thrive.

The economic costs of starting your own business can be significant; in fact, most new startup companies fail because of undercapitalization.

I took a risk and invested in SM Mall of Asia because I wanted to create something that could contribute to Philippine tourism growth.

Spice Market was just a big investment on lots of different levels.

I used to create meals for my friends. Eventually one of them suggested opening a restaurant. So I did.

When you see a 'Shark fight' erupt, we aggressively want to understand what we are committing our money toward.

The truth is that it has not been my pipe dream to have a restaurant. I know restaurateurs, and the amount of work that goes into a restaurant is nothing short of insanity. It's a real commitment, and most restaurants don't make it, so the odds are really against you.

I had a couple of investments that didn't go my way. That's why I laugh at guys who say, 'Oh, I'm going to open a clothing line. I'm going to start a restaurant.'

I chose to invest everything in my own private companies.