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
Mark Cuban quotes about
The Higher Education Industry is very analogous to the Newspaper industry. By the time they realize they need to change the costs to support their legacy infrastructure and costs will keep them from getting there.
I love to compete. To me, business is the ultimate sport. It's always on. There is always someone trying to beat me.
All good businesses are personal. The best businesses are very personal.
I never look at the glass as half empty or half full. I look to see who is pouring the water and deal with them.
Find something you love to do. If you don't make money at it, at least you love going to work.
Focus on building the best possible business. If you are great, people will notice and opportunities will appear.
Money is a scoreboard where you can rank how you're doing against other people.
Don't start a company unless it's an obsession and something you love. If you have an exit strategy, it's not an obsession.
The stock market's handling of new technology is kind of a joke. We have seen CNBC, CNNfn, Bloomberg, and the like turn into home-shopping networks for stocks. Fund managers and analysts go on TV and sell what's shiny and easy to sell.
I love to compete. I want to get out there and kick your ass in the business world. That is what inspires me.
I'm always afraid of failing. It's great motivation to work harder.
Sweat equity is the most valuable equity there is.
One thing I learned in the NBA is that the No. 1 job of a general manager is to keep his job. They are only 30 positions where you make millions and hang around with basketball players all day.
There is only one thing in life you can control: Your own effort.