Mark Cuban
Mark Cuban
Mark Cuban is an American businessman and investor. He is the owner of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks, Landmark Theatres, and Magnolia Pictures, and is the chairman of the HDTV cable network AXS TV. He is also a "shark" investor on the television series, Shark Tank. In 2011, Cuban wrote an e-book, How to Win at the Sport of Business, in which he chronicles his life experiences in business and sports...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth31 July 1958
CityPittsburgh, PA
CountryUnited States of America
Make your product easier to buy than your competition, or you will find your customers buying from them, not you.
It takes time, it's a grind. There are no shortcuts. You've got to grind and grind.
It doesn't matter how many times you fail. You only have to be right once and then everyone can tell you that you are an overnight success.
It comes down to finding something you love to do and then just trying to be great at it
Doesnt matter what your skill and physical gifts are if you cant get your head right.
Business happens over years and years. Value is measured in the total upside of a business relationship, not by how much you squeezed out in any one deal.
Video for the Internet has become a testing ground for mediums that actually have revenue.
One of the biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make is that we lie to ourselves. We don't step back and look at ourselves like a competitor would.
Get me selling and I can figure out the industry. Once I can figure out the industry I can start a business in that industry.
Perfectionism is the enemy of profitability.
I was lucky. I grew up knowing that hard work and smart work has a greater impact on results than being passionate about something.
We appreciate the effort Doug gave us. He went through a lot to get back. Unfortunately, it didn't work out.
When you've got 10,000 people trying to do the same thing, why would you want to be number 10,001?
With Nellie, we tried it the other way. Nellie was brilliant for what he did, but for whatever reason, it didn't work. All of our guys want to win a championship, and this is a system they understand and buy into. We've got guys who might not be great defenders, but they work hard at that end. Now, we're more geared to play defense.