Mark Cuban
๐ค SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Seven episodes plus the movie.
We may go live. We may go live. We go live. No, no, no. Obviously, I truly believe in it. And look, it's always relative. It's always relative to the other candidate. And so, obviously, as you guys know, I'm not a big fan of Donald Trump. I gave him a shot eight years ago. It didn't work out.
We may go live. We may go live. We go live. No, no, no. Obviously, I truly believe in it. And look, it's always relative. It's always relative to the other candidate. And so, obviously, as you guys know, I'm not a big fan of Donald Trump. I gave him a shot eight years ago. It didn't work out.
If he was running for president and we all got together and just shot the shit like we are now, he's a blast. He's fun to talk to. He's got charisma. He's got personality. He's easy to like. I mean... He's used to schmoozing. He's one of the world's best schmoozers. And so he's easy to get along with. It's not personal. But that doesn't mean you guys f*** with each other.
If he was running for president and we all got together and just shot the shit like we are now, he's a blast. He's fun to talk to. He's got charisma. He's got personality. He's easy to like. I mean... He's used to schmoozing. He's one of the world's best schmoozers. And so he's easy to get along with. It's not personal. But that doesn't mean you guys f*** with each other.
It doesn't mean you can't, as different things happen over time, you can't go back and forth. And he did the same thing. So the whole history of it was... Back right when we went public at Broadcast.com โ no, right after we announced the sale in 2000 โ was it 2000? Yeah, after we announced the sale in January 2000, he threw a Super Bowl party at Mar-a-Lago. And one of my buddies โ
It doesn't mean you can't, as different things happen over time, you can't go back and forth. And he did the same thing. So the whole history of it was... Back right when we went public at Broadcast.com โ no, right after we announced the sale in 2000 โ was it 2000? Yeah, after we announced the sale in January 2000, he threw a Super Bowl party at Mar-a-Lago. And one of my buddies โ
who knew him, invited me. And I was like, cool, I'll go. Mar-a-Lago, hadn't seen it, Donald Trump, maybe I'll meet him. And so, you know, you guys have seen Mar-a-Lago in a beautiful pool, beautiful view. There's a brand up there. And he had like a bunch of Hooters and what's the suntan lotion that always had girls, whatever. Oh, Tropicana? Tropicana? No, no.
who knew him, invited me. And I was like, cool, I'll go. Mar-a-Lago, hadn't seen it, Donald Trump, maybe I'll meet him. And so, you know, you guys have seen Mar-a-Lago in a beautiful pool, beautiful view. There's a brand up there. And he had like a bunch of Hooters and what's the suntan lotion that always had girls, whatever. Oh, Tropicana? Tropicana? No, no.
And so they were all dressed in orange and they were walking around and it was just like a big deal. And it was funny as hell. And so not that that's a bad thing. It was actually kind of entertaining. And, um, So he comes up to me, and I'm with the VP of Visa, my buddy, and Jerry Yang, I think it was. Maybe it wasn't Jerry. Co-founder of Yahoo. Yeah, co-founder of Yahoo.
And so they were all dressed in orange and they were walking around and it was just like a big deal. And it was funny as hell. And so not that that's a bad thing. It was actually kind of entertaining. And, um, So he comes up to me, and I'm with the VP of Visa, my buddy, and Jerry Yang, I think it was. Maybe it wasn't Jerry. Co-founder of Yahoo. Yeah, co-founder of Yahoo.
And he was like, hey, guys, nice to meet you. And I'm like, hey, I'm Mark Donald, da-da-da. And he just, you know, not to be mean, just in a flipping way, he was like, hey, someday you'll be able to sit up there with the rich people pointing to the veranda and walked away. And I'm like, okay, fine, you know, whatever.
And he was like, hey, guys, nice to meet you. And I'm like, hey, I'm Mark Donald, da-da-da. And he just, you know, not to be mean, just in a flipping way, he was like, hey, someday you'll be able to sit up there with the rich people pointing to the veranda and walked away. And I'm like, okay, fine, you know, whatever.
And so then not long after that, through my friend, he got back in touch with me. And, you know, this is the early days of the Internet, early 2000s and still, I guess, still 2000. And I get an invitation to go to his office in Trump Towers. And I'm like, this is cool, of course. And, you know, he wants to talk to me about business. And I'm like, you know what, Donald, I'll help you all I can.
And so then not long after that, through my friend, he got back in touch with me. And, you know, this is the early days of the Internet, early 2000s and still, I guess, still 2000. And I get an invitation to go to his office in Trump Towers. And I'm like, this is cool, of course. And, you know, he wants to talk to me about business. And I'm like, you know what, Donald, I'll help you all I can.
You know, he's getting DonaldTrump.com and he wants to sell tchotchkes and merchandise. I guess some things never change. And so, you know, so I'm in there trying to tell him about what you can and can't sell online and what works. And that was all fine and good. Medivanka, it was all really cool. But the one thing that left with me, if you've ever been or seen pictures of his office,
You know, he's getting DonaldTrump.com and he wants to sell tchotchkes and merchandise. I guess some things never change. And so, you know, so I'm in there trying to tell him about what you can and can't sell online and what works. And that was all fine and good. Medivanka, it was all really cool. But the one thing that left with me, if you've ever been or seen pictures of his office,
Every inch of his office is covered with pictures of him. Every single inch of the office.
Every inch of his office is covered with pictures of him. Every single inch of the office.
Yeah, yeah. Or whatever covers he was on and just whatever, right? And I just remember walking through there and afterwards... It was a nice meeting and we had some follow-up calls and everything, but it never went anywhere in terms of the online stuff.