Mark Cuban
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Podcast Appearances
Yeah, none.
Yeah, none.
Yeah, none.
They'll go do very well without me.
They'll go do very well without me.
They'll go do very well without me.
So if you take, just to use an example, a business that's valued at $1 million, and I want to buy 10% of that company for $100,000, right? then in order for me to get my money back, they've got to be able to generate $100,000 in after-tax cashflow that they're able to distribute. Can they do it or can they not?
So if you take, just to use an example, a business that's valued at $1 million, and I want to buy 10% of that company for $100,000, right? then in order for me to get my money back, they've got to be able to generate $100,000 in after-tax cashflow that they're able to distribute. Can they do it or can they not?
So if you take, just to use an example, a business that's valued at $1 million, and I want to buy 10% of that company for $100,000, right? then in order for me to get my money back, they've got to be able to generate $100,000 in after-tax cashflow that they're able to distribute. Can they do it or can they not?
And if it's a $2 million valuation, whatever the valuation is, that's how much cash, after-tax cash, they have to generate to return that money to investors. Or the other option is, do I see this as business potentially having an exit? Do they have some unique technology or do they have something specific about them that some other company would want to acquire?
And if it's a $2 million valuation, whatever the valuation is, that's how much cash, after-tax cash, they have to generate to return that money to investors. Or the other option is, do I see this as business potentially having an exit? Do they have some unique technology or do they have something specific about them that some other company would want to acquire?
And if it's a $2 million valuation, whatever the valuation is, that's how much cash, after-tax cash, they have to generate to return that money to investors. Or the other option is, do I see this as business potentially having an exit? Do they have some unique technology or do they have something specific about them that some other company would want to acquire?
then the cash flow isn't as, I don't want to say important, but isn't going to guide the valuation.
then the cash flow isn't as, I don't want to say important, but isn't going to guide the valuation.
then the cash flow isn't as, I don't want to say important, but isn't going to guide the valuation.
Yeah, it could be any of the above, right? It could be a super products company that I think is going to take off.
Yeah, it could be any of the above, right? It could be a super products company that I think is going to take off.
Yeah, it could be any of the above, right? It could be a super products company that I think is going to take off.
Yeah, I mean, can the person sell? And if not them, can I do it? Or someone on my team do it for them? So you're looking at the person? Yeah, for sure, yeah. That's where Barbara Corcoran's the best. She can look at a person and hear them talk for 20 minutes and know, can that person do the job and do the work?
Yeah, I mean, can the person sell? And if not them, can I do it? Or someone on my team do it for them? So you're looking at the person? Yeah, for sure, yeah. That's where Barbara Corcoran's the best. She can look at a person and hear them talk for 20 minutes and know, can that person do the job and do the work?