Date of birth: 1958 July 3 1.
Born in Pittsburgh, he moved to Dallas as an adult.
Net asset value: USD 6543.8+USD 300 million.
It's time to join the Mavericks: bought the team for $280 million in 2000.
Sports experience: I played football in Indiana University for four years, and I have been playing football in the club since graduation.
Mark cuban showed extraordinary economic mind when he was in college, and paid his tuition by teaching disco. 198 1 graduated from Indiana state university with a bachelor's degree in business. After that, he set up a computer consulting company called micro solutions. In a short period of seven years, he developed the company into a successful enterprise with an annual profit of $30 million.
1990, he sold his company to others and became a millionaire. 1995, he and his college friend and business partner Todd Wagner came up with the idea of broadcasting sports games through the Internet, so they set up a famous broadcasting website. 1In July, 1999, he sold the website to "Yahoo" and made a net profit of $2 billion. Last autumn, he devoted himself to a brand-new career. His company, HDNet, became the first channel in the United States to broadcast HDTV programs around the clock. Cuban, who loves sports, made full use of his current status as the owner of the Mavericks and signed agreements with the American Hockey League and the Professional Baseball League. His TV station is allowed to broadcast some ice hockey and baseball games. This year's Winter Olympics, he also cooperated with NBC to produce some high-definition programs. As an online elite, Cuban is one of the few businessmen who can squeeze into the top 400 Forbes list. As the owner of the NBA team Dallas Mavericks, he is not ashamed to show off his wealth. After selling broadcasting to Yahoo for $5.7 billion, Cuban first bought this 2,230-square-meter house, and he spent $6,543.8+300 million to $6,543.8+500 million. Kuban claimed that there is a 93-square-meter living room in the house, which is the perfect leisure place for the entertainment team.
Mark cuban, an independent and rebellious calf owner.
A long time ago, a father asked his 12-year-old son, "Son, what are you going to do when you grow up?" The boy replied without hesitation, "I want to be a millionaire and play basketball." I want to have my own NBA team, and I want to retire at the age of 3 1. "Twenty years later, Cuban realized all his dreams and owned his own team-Dallas Mavericks. [Edit this paragraph] Family history "Never say no to customers. "-mark cuban
In order to live an ideal life, Cuban began to try new things independently from a very young age. It turns out that he really has an economic mind. When he was a child, he succeeded in making a small fortune by taking advantage of the newspaper group strike in Pittsburgh: he hitchhiked to Cleveland to buy a large number of newspapers at a price of $0.25 each, and then sold them at four times the price when he returned to Pittsburgh. He also successfully sold stamps, magazines, postcards, drinks and garbage bags in the community until he became a billionaire. He is also very proud of his idea of selling garbage bags, knowing that he was the first person to do garbage bag business there at that time. In Kuban's words, only being the first means wealth.
But mark cuban's real commercial success began with 1982. That year, he founded a computer consulting company, MicroSolutions, which was still rare at that time. This is another application of his "always first" business strategy. It is this MicroSolutions computer consulting company that makes Kuban worth 10 digits after 7 years. Many years later, in front of the spotlight, facing many reporters and bright spotlight, Cuban said, "In fact, I didn't have a computer myself at that time, and I didn't take any computer classes." His only explanation for this strange success is: "Never say no to a customer." In those years, Cuban taught himself all night and answered questions raised by users. "If a customer wants me to use a database or compile in BASIC, I will say' no problem', but in fact I don't have any plans in my mind. Although one at that time meant several sleepless nights, I finally succeeded. " 1990 Microsolution earned $30 million for Kuban, which was won by CompuServe, the largest online information service company in the United States. That year, Cuban was just 3 1 year old. He became a millionaire and decided to retire. But this retirement did not last long.
1995 One day, Cuban and a friend in Dallas were frustrated because they couldn't watch the game of Indiana State University in time, which made Cuban, who was familiar with the network, have the idea of playing games online. With the establishment of the second company, Broadcast.com, mark cuban's idle years came to an end. This is Cuban's first time in business, which is actually the beginning of his combination of interest and business. Cuban has arranged many programs on his website that everyone is interested in, but the content broadcast on the radio can't meet his requirements, such as Clinton's out-of-court self-defense of his sex scandal and Victoria's secret fashion show, in which the latter attracted 6.5438+0.5 million visitors and became the most spectacular online activity so far. This makes Broadcast.com have a considerable number of tourists in a short time. At that time, the employees of Broadcast.com Company earned only $65,438+00 per hour, but they all owned shares in the company as compensation for low wages. After Yahoo 1999 bought Broadcast.com for $5.7 billion, more than 300 employees of the latter became millionaires overnight. And mark cuban's worth rose to $2 billion, and ranked among the top 400 American companies selected by Fortune magazine. [Edit this paragraph] Business hobbies (book assets) will not make my jump shot level advance by leaps and bounds, nor will it make me lose weight easily. "mark cuban
If the establishment and successful operation of Broadcast.com is the first time that Cuban combined his hobby with making money, then in 2000, he bought the Dallas Mavericks from Ross perrot for $280 million, which was the beginning of his hobby. Some people have analyzed that Cuban's takeover of the Mavericks is actually a continuation of his obsession with Indiana State University. Whether this is the case or not, Cuban's passion for the Mavericks is unique and extraordinary. As an internet tycoon, Cuban has more or less an "E" in transforming Mavericks: he first equipped each player with a laptop, and then equipped each spectator seat with an Internet socket when transforming the arena. At the same time, Cuban is also the only NBA team owner who encourages fans to contact themselves by email and reply in person. In addition to the network, Cuban also spent a lot of money on the Mavericks: in order to make the players more comfortable on the way to the away game, he bought a Boeing 757 special plane for the team; He rented the vacant room in his luxury apartment to his players at a very low price; In the case of "luxury tax", he spared no expense to buy players; In order to open up the Asian market, he urged Wang to join ... It can be said that every step of the Mavericks' progress is covered with Cuban money and, of course, enthusiasm.
After a period of contact, perrot, the former owner of the Mavericks, commented on Cuban: "I sold the Mavericks to him not for his money, but for his character. If he doesn't love the city and the team, I won't give the Mavericks to him anyway, and it turns out that he is the perfect candidate for the new owner of the Mavericks. " Cuban is indeed a "perfect candidate". He fully meets the two conditions mentioned by perrot: Dallas is the place where his first career began, and his feelings for it can be imagined; He is also a die-hard fan of Mavericks, and has been buying season tickets for Mavericks since 1982. This time, he bought the Mavericks, and his greatest ideal was to make this beloved team change its face and finally win the championship. Cuban said: "I have seen the rise of the Mavericks and experienced its failure. I used to revel in the crowd of winners and get depressed when I failed. Now it's time for me to give everything for it. " [Edit this paragraph] Yang Fei's personality "I am different from them"-mark cuban
Of course, Cuban's "Everything for the Mavericks" includes his shrewd businessman mind, hundreds of millions of dollars in assets, and an unscrupulous mouth like a fan. This big mouth not only won him a reputation of rebellion and fanaticism, but also attracted him a huge fine. Last season, Cuban was fined * * * $505,000 for making insulting gestures, rushing into the stadium and judging the theory seven times. Cuban's reaction to this is: "If someone wants to say something to me, he can say it, but if they think I'm here to listen to some high-level people, then he's all wet." Unlike the silent majority, I don't report to anyone. Basketball is my life, not my job. Sometimes I turn around and walk away, but if I have had enough, I will make my reaction. "No matter what Cuban said, david stern's only reaction is-ok! But Stern and Cuban are blameless, because they must act according to their own position. Stern must maintain the league's "rules of the game", and mark cuban is destined to be a boss-level fan who will "be himself" even if he is killed. Cuban knew this very well, so he was generous to Stern. He understands Stern and even praises his management style: "He always does much better than me. Although he always tries to make me agree with other bosses, he is a little at a loss. "On the Internet, Cuban's evaluation of Stern is that he got on the Internet express train in time. This kind of words comes from the mouth of Cuban, which is also a high evaluation.
Despite being fined n times by Stern, and being wary of the fine of N+ 1, Cuban still admires Stern's humor. "Because he has a self-deprecating sense of humor, I always like to make things difficult for him." Cuban said, "He always likes to say,' I'm just a lawyer from new york.' I have never experienced the wisdom of an NBA leader so closely! Cuban responded to Stern's fine with helpless humor from time to time. When Cuban participated in an ESPN talk show, someone asked him, "Will you pay the fine directly to david stern or the NBA?" Cuban's answer is: "Oh, I just converted all the $654.38 million into cents, and then put it on the truck and sent it out. They can do whatever they want. "
At the end of the article, I find it difficult to summarize mark cuban. It is true that he is smart. He successfully founded and operated two influential Internet companies and chose the right time to sell them. He took the postgraduate exam in his freshman year and got an A. Why was he punished seven times and refused to learn "cleverness"? Say he is rational, yes, he can rationally give up applying for MBA when he graduates instead of following the crowd, because he thinks MBA is not suitable for himself who wants to be a boss, but why is he as emotional and enthusiastic as a plumber on the court? It is said that he is rebellious and arrogant. Yes, he challenged the rules, rushed to the court and scolded the referee. But why did he express his understanding and admiration for david stern who repeatedly fined him? Maybe Cuban is such a complicated mystery. Many years later, he and his Mavericks may succeed or fail, but whether they succeed or fail, Cuban's cleverness, publicity and sincerity will be an indelible scene in NBA history.