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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 if the idea could work in an industry, then doing the preparation to be able to execute on the idea.

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Mark Cuban
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: July 31
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