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Mark Cuban explains he needs teammates who fill the gaps in his own skills, especially the details he ignores. He warns that having an idea is easy, but the hard work is testing it and doing the homework to see if it can succeed. He also notes that pushing too far can make people turn away, like pigs getting fat before hogs are slaughtered.

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Most people think money is the key to reducing risk. Prepartion is.

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I think political people are afraid of me.

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Money is a scoreboard where you can rank how you're doing against other people.

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I worked hard and smarter than most people in the businesses I have been in.

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

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Success is about making your life a special version of unique that fits who you are - not what other people want…

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One thing we can all control is effort. Put in the time to become an expert in whatever you’re doing. It will…

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Being successful entails being able to not only get along with people, but also to give something back

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I think people are tired of politics as usual. We're tired of everything being scripted; we're tired of every comment being politically…

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While some people might find it distasteful to pay taxes, I don't. I find it patriotic.

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I hate politics. It's slimy. Any job where people pander for votes I don't like. The country has gotten so partisan that…

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In the past, people used to tell me to shut up a bit. But what I believe is to put out your…

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One problem people have is that they lie to themselves. Rarely is talent enough. You have to find ways to make yourself…

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In these times of the 'Great Recession', we shouldn't be trying to shift the benefits of wealth behind some curtain. We should…

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A sure sign of failure for a startup is when someone sends me logo-embroidered polo shirts. If your people are at shows…

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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…

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To me business is a sport. I love knowing that 24x7x365xforever I'm competing with people I don't know. To build my businesses.…

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There are a lot of things I suck at. I'm not organized. I have to have partners and people around me who…

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Most people think it's all about the idea. It's not. EVERYONE has ideas. The hard part is doing the homework to know…

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In the past people used to tell me to shut up a bit. But what I believe is to put out your…

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Owning a popular sports team is very different than any other type of business. They don't throw parades when Apple has the…

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One problem people have is that they lie to themselves. You may think you are more talented then the next guy. Which…

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I love the competitive aspect of it [business]. It's like playing chess. Why do people play chess? Knowing the realm of moves?…

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When I got to the Mavericks people were all giving me advice - change this, change that - and one thing that…

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I'm the one guy who says don't force the stupid people to be quiet - I want to know who the morons…

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You've got to be very cognizant of the correlation between social media links and business because they don't always correlate as highly…

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The people I don't like to work with are people like me. I need people who can complement my skill set, people…

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Focus on building the best possible business. If you are great, people will notice and opportunities will appear.

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When you've got 10,000 people trying to do the same thing, why would you want to be number 10,001?

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I don't think people realize the risks they face every time they create a text, or post on a social network. Unless…

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I retired at twenty-nine, bought a life-time pass on American Airlines and my only goal in life was to party like a…

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I hate politics. It's slimy. Any job where people pander for votes, I don't like. The country has gotten so partisan that…

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I used to drive around looking at the big houses, wondering how they got there. I used to love biographies about successful…

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Know your core competencies and focus on being great at them. Pay up for people in your core competencies. Get the best.…

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If I didn't like you, I could take any or all of what I found and invent a context that lost you…

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I'm not a fan of giving to charities. I have a few I support, but the overhead and inefficiencies really bother me.…

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Know your core competencies and focus on being great at them. Pay up for people in your core competencies. Get the best.…

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Just watch. Pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered. When you try to take it too far, people turn the other way. I'm…

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Wherever I see people doing something the way it's always been done, the way it's 'supposed' to be done, following the same…

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I think you’ve got to be very, very careful when you start making blanket statements about what people say and think, as…

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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…

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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…

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…

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