Mark Cuban

If the pitch starts with a sob story, I’m out. If the pitch talks about personal issues, I’m out. If the pitch starts off with how big the market opportunity is, I’m out. If the pitch tells me what is unique about the product, how it can make a profit, and it’s an area where I have expertise, I will read on.

Mark Cuban

If there was a template for success in sports, everyone would follow it. You do the best you can and trust the people you trust.

Mark Cuban

If you are active online or texting, there is a good chance I could look at what you do and know more about you than your family.

Mark Cuban

If you don’t follow the stock market, you are missing some amazing drama.

Mark Cuban

If you think back to the first sporting event you went to, you don’t remember the score, you don’t remember a home run, you don’t remember a dunk. You remember who you were with. Were you with your mom, your dad, your brother, on a date?

Mark Cuban

If you want to deal with me, email is the way you do it. Working via email means that everything I do is searchable. I can go back and check out discussion threads from more than 15 years ago.

Mark Cuban

If you’ve got $25,000, $50,000, $100,000, you’re better off paying off any debt you have because that’s a guaranteed return.

Mark Cuban

In my mind, a good leader would say, ‘Ok, I need to sit down and talk to the guys who oppose me. Let me let them voice their opinions; let me get their thought process.’

Mark Cuban

It doesn’t matter how many times you fail. It doesn’t matter how many times you almost get it right. No one is going to know or care about your failures, and neither should you. All you have to do is learn from them and those around you because all that matters in business is that you get it right once. Then everyone can tell you how lucky you are.

Mark Cuban

It is called working your ass off. The difference is what you are willing to sacrifice. For every writer who wants balance in their life, there is a guy like me who gives up a lot to make their dreams come true. There is always going to be someone out there that knows they have to compensate for maybe having less talent with harder work and preparation.

Mark Cuban