Mark Cuban
Co-Founder Cost Plus Drugs Entrepreneur
Mark Cuban has been a natural businessman since age 12, when he sold garbage bags door to door. He went on to found MicroSolutions right out of college, selling it to H&R Block.
From there he became an active stock trader, building a track record, starting a hedge fund and selling it a year later
In 1995, he and Todd Wagner started the first commercial streaming company, AudioNet, which became Broadcast.com. They later sold the company in 2000 for 5.7B dollars
Mark acquired the Dallas Mavericks in 2000. The Mavs competed in their first NBA Finals in 2006, won their first League title in 2011. Mark sold majority ownership in 2023, but still retains a significant stake
During his time as majority owner, the Mavs had the second best record in the NBA.
Mark first appeared as a “Shark” on the ABC hit show Shark Tank in 2011
Among his other accomplishments:
His company HDNet, was the first all High Definition TV network. He later sold the company in 2019.
His film Enron The Smartest Guys on the Room was nominated for an academy award. As was the 2929 Production movie Good Night and Good Luck.
He is the holder of multiple patents.
He is married and the father of 3 almost always amazing children