10 Business Advice From Power (Season 2)

Business advice from season 2 of the Starz hit crime-drama series Power. Quotes from Ghost and his associates give us an insight on how they think and operate.

1. On Money

"It's about the money Q-Dubbs, always about the money." - Ghost

2. On Friends & Foes

"Come on man, ain't no friends out here in these streets. Niggas is hungry looking for their next meal, and they want to take it from you. All of 'em." - Kanan

3. On Access

"They say there are many birds on the branches, and I am left to starve in the dirt…. There are many people who want access to my network. I would need to keep a bigger cut than we have previously discussed, thirty-five percent." - Drifty

4. On Demand

"The serb had a chance to play ball and he didn't. We don't have time to fuckin' wait anymore… I don't give a fuck if you're best motherfuckin' friends, we need the territory." - Ghost

"Right now he can say no, because he don't need us. But what if we could create that need." - Tommy

5. On Threats

"You know how this business is K, soon as you take out one threat, another one pops up, fuckin' circle of life." - Ghost

6. On Problems

"If one of you at this table has a problem, that problem belongs to us all, we make more money together than apart. If you ain't tryna do that, you and your crew should step off now." - Ghost

7. On Sales Targets

"How the hell do you expect us to push more product faster?" - Drifty

"We ain't making rockets, Drift, we slinging dope. Junkies want their fix regardless. So you mothafuckas' need to keep your people out on them corners 24/7." - Ghost

"Pushing the tempo like this might cause us to step on each other's toes." - Ruiz

8. On Promises

"Now I know we just recently sent you a large shipment, but if I am allowed to remind you, it was you who requested all of my product. And it was you who indicated to me, not only an ability, and a capacity, but also the possibility to sell all of my product in a quick time frame." - Lobos

9. On Risk Management

"Ghost, I want you to take on more responsibility....I have men in mexico that take care of the supply, but this business of coming here to see my distributor, I can't, I'm too exposed. I have a man in california, I have a man in Texas, and I have you here in New York. I want you to oversee them, I want them to report to you." - Lobos

"You want to decrease your risk, while you increase mine, jefe." - Ghost

"And increase your bank account." - Lobos

10. On Control

"He's not interested in power or money. He's not interested in anything I could give him. Which means that I can't control him, which means that he's a liability." - Lobos