Mark Cuban

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7 months ago

Mark Cuban (@mcuban) has built companies in tech, media, sports, and entertainment. He’s made billions, lost fortunes, and started over more than once. And when he talks about what he’d do if everything disappeared tomorrow, his answer isn’t glamorous.

He’d sell.

Not because sales is flashy, but because it’s foundational. Cuban’s career has always been rooted in understanding customers before building products — from selling software door to door in his 20s to turning Broadcast.com into a $5.7B Yahoo acquisition. Long before ownership and scale, he learned how to listen, persuade, and solve real problems for real people.

His point is simple: sales isn’t about pushing. It’s about empathy. If you can put yourself in someone else’s shoes, understand what they’re trying to fix, and reduce friction in their life or business, you become valuable anywhere. Degrees fade. Markets change. Relationships endure.

That’s why he still tells young founders and graduates the same thing: learn to sell. It’s the skill that survives every reset.

Hear the full Advice Line conversation on How I Built This with @guy.raz.

7 months ago

One work out at a time. Still got them goals

7 months ago