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Lesson #2: Don’t Take The Shortcut
“There are no shortcuts,” says Cuban. “Everyone tells you how they are going to be ‘special,’ but few do the work to get there. Do the work.”

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The Virtual Virtuoso: Mark Cuban Is Born
To sports fans across America, Mark Cuban is the well-known outspoken and brash owner of the Dallas Mavericks NBA basketball team who wears his heart on his sleeve and, as a result, is prone to many well-publicized outbursts. But, the billionaire Cuban is also an entrepreneur at heart, having created more startups in his early years than most others in a lifetime.

A Cutting-Edge Career: Cuban Makes It Big
After being fired from Your Business Software, Cuban convinced some of its other employees to leave the company and join him in his latest venture, MicroSolutions. It was to be a system integrator and reseller for various IT companies, including IBM and Apple. In just eight years, the company had sold over 500 networks that ranged in size from two to over 1,000 users. By investing in cutting-edge technology and providing outstanding customer service, MicroSolutions had become a major player in the promising new IT industry – so major, that in 1990, Cuban sold the company to CompuServe, Inc. for $6 million.

Lesson #1: Do Your Homework
“Do your homework and know your business better than anyone,” says Cuban. “Otherwise, someone who knows more and works harder will kick your ass.”
Lesson #2: Don’t Take The Shortcut
“There are no shortcuts,” says Cuban. “Everyone tells you how they are going to be ‘special,’ but few do the work to get there. Do the work.”
Lesson #3: Do It Because You Love It
“I’m a geek,” says Cuban. “I love technology. I would be online working with technology regardless of what my day job is.”

Lesson #4: Just Get It Right Once
“Always remember that no matter how many times you get shot down, you will get smarter, better and you only have to be right once to be successful,” says Cuban.

Lesson #5: Use IT to Interact
Unlike the owners of most other sports teams, Cuban chooses to sit courtside along with the rest of the Mavericks’ fans instead of in luxury boxes. This is characteristic of Cuban, who, throughout all of his businesses has strived to maintain open channels of communication with the people that matter – whether they are the fans, staff or customers. And, because he is a self-professed technology geek, Cuban chooses to use the Internet as his means of keeping in touch.

From Garbage Bags to Bags of Billions: How Cuban Made His Wealth
Cuban was once asked how he defined success. He replied, “Being able to wake up every day with a smile on my face, looking forward to the day. Which is exactly how I described it when I was broke, sleeping on the floor.” While his vision of success might not have changed much over the years, Cuban is no doubt closer to his dreams than he was back in his university days. What did it take for this boy who sold garbage bags and powdered milk to become a billionaire and the envy of young sports fans everywhere?
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