“Business is a sport”— When Shark Tank investor Mark Cuban reflected on signing a Yahoo deal

Shark Tank investor Mark Cuban is the owner of the 2011 World Champion Dallas Mavericks and also the bestselling author of How to Win at the Sport of Business. During his time on the ABC show, Cuban has provided guidance to aspiring entrepreneurs and made an investment offer to business owners who appeared on the show.

According to Forbes, Cuban started his journey in 1995 as one of the co-founders of the first commercial streaming company AudioNet, which became Broadcast.com in 1998. A year later, Broadcast.com was sold to Yahoo for $5.7 billion after which Cuban gained the billionaire status.

Reflecting on his deal with Yahoo, Mark Cuban once appeared on FLAGRANT podcast and shared that business is a sport for him. The interview was uploaded on the podcast's YouTube channel on October 2, 2024, where the Shark Tank star elaborated:

"To me, business is a sport. I tell people if you're going to compete with me, I'm going to f*ck you up."

According to the video description, Mark Cuban opened up about his journey to entrepreneurial success as well as how he views business from a different perspective. The description further read:

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Shark Tank investor Mark Cuban opens up about his journey to becoming a billionaire

In his interview, Mark reflected on his path to becoming a billionaire. After signing the deal with Yahoo, the Shark Tank investor questioned himself and whether luck had played a major role in this success. Even though Mark had made a lot of money, he wasn't sure if he could do it again. Talking about his thought process, Mark shared that he faced imposter syndrome, adding:

"Everybody gets imposter syndrome at some level, you know, including me. So I was like okay, can I do it again?"

Despite achieving immense level of success, the Shark Tank investor shared that he never wants to retire and the main reason behind it lies in the way he perceives business. According to Mark, business is similar to sports and the competitive nature of the game keeps it interesting. Cuban explained his perspective, saying:

"Some of the friends that I grew up with, but you know they worked a job the whole time and now they are retired. And I'm like what the f*ck is that? what are you going to do? I love what I do."

While comparing business to sports, Mark further mentioned:

"It's like sports, you guys play sports, you just get like into it. You know, why do you go and play pickup all the time? Couple reasons, you know, the sound and the feel of the ball going through the hoop and just the competition. Business is the same way to me."

Towards the end of the interview, he expressed his love for what he does and that he wants to continue doing it. Viewers can stream all previous episodes of Shark Tank exclusively on ABC.