Sometimes you buy the horse, sometimes you invest in the jockey. It really comes down to the actual business and the upside. — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
All that matters in business is that you get it right once. Then everyone can tell you how lucky you are. — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
Brains are far more important than money or connections. Everyone and anyone can create a business out of their bedroom. — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
I'm a competitive person. Business is a much more competitive sport than any real sport. It's 24x7x365. I'm a business adrenaline junky. — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
I'm a big believer that you always reiterate, you always learn, you always realize your business is evolving. — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
Higher education is a business that doesn’t know it’s going out of business. — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
I worked hard and smarter than most people in the businesses I have been in. — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
Know your stuff. Have an angle. Know how to grow business, how to develop products, have patents and an undeveloped market that… — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
We romanticize entrepreneurshi p so much that people don't do the work. It's not just a dream, not just a goal; it's… — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
If given a choice between investing in someone who has read REWORK or has an MBA, I’m investing in REWORK every time.… — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
One thing we can all control is effort. Put in the time to become an expert in whatever you’re doing. It will… — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
I love entrepreneurship because that's what makes this country grow, and if I can help companies grow, I am creating jobs; I… — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
I know that I'm not perfect. While we all have our prejudices and bigotries, we have to learn that it's an issue… — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
Recessions are the best time to start a company. Companies fail. Others hold back capital. If you are willing to do the… — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
To me business is a sport. I love knowing that 24x7x365xforever I'm competing with people I don't know. To build my businesses.… — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
The NBA is never just a business. It's always business. It's always personal. All good businesses are personal. The best businesses are… — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
I love the competitive aspect of it [business]. It's like playing chess. Why do people play chess? Knowing the realm of moves?… — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
To retire by the age of 35 was my goal. I wasn't sure how I was going to get there though. I… — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
Creating a close connection to those you do business with has its many risks, rewards and consequences. There are few things in… — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
I was a beast in college. I worked hard and I played hard. I was relentless learning about business. I actually snuck… — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
I love to compete. I want to get out there and kick your ass in the business world. That is what inspires… — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
Make your product easier to buy than your competition, or you will find your customers buying from them, not you. — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
One of the biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make is that we lie to ourselves. We don't step back and look at ourselves like… — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
Focus on building the best possible business. If you are great, people will notice and opportunities will appear. — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
All you need is a laptop or a PC and an Internet connection and you can pretty much do almost anything and… — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
The one requirement for success in our business lives is effort. Either you make the commitment to get results or you don't. — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
I can turn an idea into a business before you know it's going to be important. My first step will blow by… — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
I believe that starting any business should be as easy as a 10-year-old starting a lemonade stand. — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
The only thing any entrepreneur, salesperson or anyone in any position can control is their effort. — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
Business is a sport and I want to win. I want to kick your ass. I may not win every game. But… — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
The first cities to create friction-free enterprise zones will get a lot of entrepreneurial traction. — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
I've learned the number one job of a pro manager is not to win championships but to keep their job. — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
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. — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
Those back-to-back experiences confirmed what I already knew: That I was a shitty-ass employee and I'd better start my own business. — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
I just started a business called HDNet. There never is one area that has a door open to everyone. Try to find… — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
I knew how to sell. I felt confident I could run a business. I was willing to outwork anyone. I wasn't afraid… — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
Business happens over years and years. Value is measured in the total upside of a business relationship, not by how much you… — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
I have stocked shelves, waited on tables, and bartended. I have been a salesperson at many levels. Each giving me a unique… — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
I had been in the technology business for so long, I had seen the PC-bubble come and burst, I had seen the… — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
Someone is out there looking to put you out of business. Someone is out there who thinks they have a better idea… — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
At least before my hip replacement, I had a quick first step. I could get by you off the dribble. My business game is… — Mark Cuban Copy Share
Culture is very important to the Mavs… It isn't about who talks the most or the loudest. It is about the demeanor and attitude… — Mark Cuban Copy Share
I have always been selling. I always had something going on. That was just my nature. — Mark Cuban Copy Share
I can turn an idea into a business before you know it's going to be important. My first step will blow by you. — Mark Cuban Copy Share
Sales Cure All. Know how your company will make money and how you will actually make sales. — Mark Cuban Copy Share
The people I don't like to work with are people like me. I need people who can complement my skill set, people who can… — Mark Cuban Copy Share
TV is no longer the best alternative to boredom. To kids not old enough for Snapchat, music is the best alternative to boredom. For… — Mark Cuban Copy Share
When you first start working for me, directly for me, I micromanage until I trust you. — Mark Cuban Copy Share
What I’ve learned is that if you really want to be successful at something, you’ll find that you put the time in. You won’t… — Mark Cuban Copy Share
You could be beaten down by anybody and by everybody and it doesn't matter what everybody else thinks it's how you see yourself and… — Mark Cuban Copy Share
Leaders are not dogmatic. They are principled and know that change is never easy, but when it's necessary, they must lead. — Mark Cuban Copy Share
If I see a black kid in a hoodie and it's late at night, I'm walking to the other side of the street. And… — Mark Cuban Copy Share
Every job in a company is important. Unless you experience a wide range of those jobs, I don't think you are as well prepared… — Mark Cuban Copy Share
Go out there and get rich. Get so obnoxiously rich that when that tax bill comes, your first thought will be to choke on… — Mark Cuban Copy Share