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Mark Cuban

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An American billionaire entrepreneur, television personality, and investor. He is the former owner of the Dallas Mavericks and a main personality on the reality television series Shark Tank. In this podcast, he discusses his political views, business ventures, and history with Donald Trump.


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Summary

Mark Cuban, born July 31, 1958, is an American billionaire entrepreneur, television personality, and media proprietor. He is widely recognized as the former principal owner and current minority owner of the Dallas Mavericks NBA team, which he led to an NBA Championship in 2011. Cuban is also a co-owner of 2929 Entertainment and was a prominent "shark" investor on the ABC reality series Shark Tank from 2012 to 2025. His business acumen, honed from early ventures like selling garbage bags and running newspapers, led to the founding of successful companies such as MicroSolutions and Broadcast.com, both of which he sold for significant profits. Cuban's investments are diverse, spanning technology, media, sports, and entertainment. Beyond his business dealings, he has engaged in philanthropy, political commentary, and has recently expressed support for Kamala Harris in the 2024 US Presidential Election, while also offering critiques of both Donald Trump's and Joe Biden's administrations. He is also a vocal advocate for disrupting the pharmaceutical industry with his venture Cost Plus Drugs.com and a critic of current regulatory approaches to cryptocurrency and large tech companies, emphasizing the importance of AI development. Cuban has a complex view of Elon Musk, admiring his entrepreneurial spirit but disagreeing with his online behavior and certain technological claims.

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Extracted Attributes
  • Education

    Kelley School of Business at Indiana University

  • Net Worth

    US$6 billion (as of May 2025)

  • Occupation

    Entrepreneur, Television Personality, Media Proprietor, Investor, Businessman

  • Nationality

    American

  • Date of Birth

    1958-07-31

  • Place of Birth

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

  • Political Stance

    Supports Kamala Harris (2024 US Presidential Election), critic of Donald Trump and Joe Biden administrations, critic of SEC Chair Gary Gensler on crypto regulation, critic of Senator Elizabeth Warren on crypto, advocates for U.S. leadership in AI, against FTC breaking up large tech companies

  • Views on Elon Musk

    Admires entrepreneurial spirit, dislikes online trolling, distrusts Tesla's FSD technology

Timeline
  • Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. (Source: Wikidata)

    1958-07-31

  • Involved in early ventures such as selling garbage bags and running newspapers during a strike. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

    1980s

  • Founded MicroSolutions, a system integrator and software reseller. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

    1990s

  • Co-founded AudioNet (later Broadcast.com) with Todd Wagner, an Internet audio and video streaming service. (Source: Britannica)

    1995-09-01

  • Broadcast.com went public, achieving a record-setting opening day for an IPO. (Source: Britannica)

    1998-07-17

  • Broadcast.com was sold to Yahoo! for $5.7 billion in stock, making Cuban a billionaire. (Source: Britannica)

    1999-07-20

  • The Dallas Mavericks, under his ownership, won their first NBA Championship. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

    2011-06-12

  • Joined the ABC reality television series Shark Tank as one of the main 'shark' investors. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

    2012-01-01

  • Critiqued Donald Trump's leadership during the 2020 Riots and his 2020 oil production deal, linking it to subsequent inflation. (Source: Related Documents)

    2020-01-01

  • Launched Cost Plus Drugs.com, aiming to disrupt the pharmaceutical industry by exposing opaque practices of PBMs. (Source: Summary, Related Documents)

    2022-01-01

  • Expressed support for Kamala Harris in the 2024 US Presidential Election, while also critiquing the Joe Biden administration. (Source: Summary, Related Documents)

    2024-01-01

  • Forbes estimated his net worth to be US$6 billion. (Source: Wikipedia)

    2025-05-01

  • Concluded his tenure as a 'shark' investor on Shark Tank. (Source: Wikipedia)

    2025-12-31

Mark Cuban

Mark Cuban (born July 31, 1958) is an American businessman and television personality. He is the former principal owner and current minority owner of the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and co-owner of 2929 Entertainment. From 2012 to 2025, he was also one of the main "sharks" on the ABC reality television series Shark Tank. As of May 2025, Forbes has estimated his net worth to be US$6 billion. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Cuban was involved in ventures from a young age, from selling garbage bags to running newspapers during a strike. He graduated from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University and embarked on a diverse business career that included founding MicroSolutions and Broadcast.com, both of which he sold at substantial profits. Cuban's investments span various industries, from technology and media to sports and entertainment. He has been a prominent figure in the NBA, known for his active involvement with the Mavericks (with which he won the 2011 NBA Championship as owner), and disputes with the league's management. In his side ventures, Cuban has been involved in philanthropy, political commentary, and reality television.

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  • Mark's Bio - Mark Cuban Companies

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    Mark Cuban Mark Cuban (born July 31, 1958, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.) is an American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, businessman and television personality who cofounded (1995) Broadcast.com, an Internet audio and video streaming service, and who was active in numerous other companies. He also purchased the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association and frequently appeared on the reality TV show Shark Tank. This led the duo in 1995 to found AudioNet (later Broadcast.com), which offered various live programming online. Hugely successful, the company went public in 1998, and the following year it was sold to Yahoo! The deal made Cuban a billionaire, and he began acquiring a number of companies from a wide range of fields.

Mark Cuban (born July 31, 1958) is an American billionaire entrepreneur, television personality, and media proprietor whose net worth is an estimated $4.8 billion, according to Forbes, and ranked No. 177 on the 2020 Forbes 400 list. He is the owner of the Dallas Mavericks professional basketball team of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the co-owner of 2929 Entertainment. He is also one of the main "shark" investors on the ABC reality television series Shark Tank.

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