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All good businesses are personal. The best businesses are very personal.

Mark Cuban

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Mark Cuban
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: July 31
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Everyone has ideas. The first step is to learn more about your industry than anyone in the world. Otherwise there is a good chance that the lady that knows it better than you is going to kick your ass. Then you just have to go for it. No excuses. Just work your ass off.
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It takes time, it's a grind. There are no shortcuts. You've got to grind and grind.
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Do the things that make perfect sense to you, [and] don't be afraid to shout it from the mountain tops just because it's outside the box or against the grain in your industry. More often than not, you're probably going to be right.
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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 standout. You do so by playing to your strengths and making people aware of those strengths.
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Linking without permission is stealing. Period, end of story.
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My first company was MicroSolutions. I worked 20 hours a day. I didn't take a vacation for 7 years. I didn't even take the time to read a fiction book. It was all about work. When I sold it, I promised myself I would never wear a watch and only wear a suit to weddings, funerals and to meet the President.
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When you first start working for me, directly for me, I micromanage until I trust you.
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My days are straight out of the movie Groundhog Day.
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I create offbeat advice I don't follow it. I rarely take third-party advice on my investments.
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It comes down to finding something you love to do and then just trying to be great at it
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It's not about money or connections. It's the willingness to outwork and outlearn everyone.
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When you post something, when you text something, you lose ownership of it when you hit enter or send. Who you send it to, where you post it, they take ownership of that information whether you like it or not
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The idea that growth equals profitability is a misconception. If you can't afford the financial or qualitative side of growth, it can just as easily put you out of business.
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Every 'No' gets me closer to a 'Yes'.
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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 a lot of hard work. A lot of people are wantrepreneurs, not entrepreneurs.
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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.
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