From pouring drinks behind a bar to becoming a billionaire entrepreneur, Mark Cuban‘s journey to success is nothing short of inspiring.
What Happened: On Thursday, the Dallas Mavericks part-owner took to X, formerly Twitter, and responded to a user who shared a throwback picture of his, highlighting Cuban’s transformation from a bartender to a successful entrepreneur.
In response, Cuban said, “I had one piece of art in the entire place. It's there in the corner — Poverty S**ks”.
Prior to his fame on “Shark Tank,” Cuban began his career as a bartender in Dallas at a place called Elan. However, he quickly realized that he wasn’t good at working for people.
After a stint as a software salesman, which ended with him being fired, Cuban started his own company, MicroSolutions. He later co-founded Broadcast.com, which was sold to Yahoo! in 1999 for a whopping $5.7 billion.
Today, Cuban is not just a billionaire with an estimated net worth of $7.59 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaire Index, but also a significant figure in the realms of business and sports.
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Why It Matters: Previously, Cuban shared a piece of advice he would give to his younger self. “I wish someone would have told me to be nicer,” he said.
Despite his success, Cuban has not shied away from expressing his political views.
The billionaire has been making headlines for his open criticism of former President Donald Trump’s policies while endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris in the upcoming 2024 U.S. Presidential election.
Cuban has also been locking horns with Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. He has been criticizing Musk since the Tesla CEO acquired Twitter for $44 billion in October 2022.
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