Mark Cuban

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?

or misleading at another level i'm gonna i'm gonna call them on it you know so you get people trying to sell supplements that come on there and it's a cure for cancer or whatever it may be or there's this latest fad that you know increases your core strength without doing any exercises you know shit like that i'm just gonna bounce i'm gonna pound on them right i still love that i still love the trying

or misleading at another level i'm gonna i'm gonna call them on it you know so you get people trying to sell supplements that come on there and it's a cure for cancer or whatever it may be or there's this latest fad that you know increases your core strength without doing any exercises you know shit like that i'm just gonna bounce i'm gonna pound on them right i still love that i still love the trying

or misleading at another level i'm gonna i'm gonna call them on it you know so you get people trying to sell supplements that come on there and it's a cure for cancer or whatever it may be or there's this latest fad that you know increases your core strength without doing any exercises you know shit like that i'm just gonna bounce i'm gonna pound on them right i still love that i still love the trying

You know, give them credit, right? Because they know all of America is going to see it. And they're deluded themselves to believe this story so strongly.

You know, give them credit, right? Because they know all of America is going to see it. And they're deluded themselves to believe this story so strongly.

You know, give them credit, right? Because they know all of America is going to see it. And they're deluded themselves to believe this story so strongly.

See, that's a great question. Do you have to be ambitious and set aside reality at some level to think that you can create a company that could be worth $10, $100, $1 billion, right? Yeah, at some level, because you don't know. It's all uncertainty. But I think if you're delusional, that works against you. Yeah. Because everything's grounded in reality. You've got to execute.

See, that's a great question. Do you have to be ambitious and set aside reality at some level to think that you can create a company that could be worth $10, $100, $1 billion, right? Yeah, at some level, because you don't know. It's all uncertainty. But I think if you're delusional, that works against you. Yeah. Because everything's grounded in reality. You've got to execute.

See, that's a great question. Do you have to be ambitious and set aside reality at some level to think that you can create a company that could be worth $10, $100, $1 billion, right? Yeah, at some level, because you don't know. It's all uncertainty. But I think if you're delusional, that works against you. Yeah. Because everything's grounded in reality. You've got to execute.

You've got to produce. You can have a vision, right? And you can say, this is where I want to get to, and that's my mission, or this is my driving principle. But you still got to execute on the business plan, and that's where most people fail.

You've got to produce. You can have a vision, right? And you can say, this is where I want to get to, and that's my mission, or this is my driving principle. But you still got to execute on the business plan, and that's where most people fail.

You've got to produce. You can have a vision, right? And you can say, this is where I want to get to, and that's my mission, or this is my driving principle. But you still got to execute on the business plan, and that's where most people fail.

Yeah, I mean, because if you can't do the basics, you're not going to be able to do the bigger things. And at the same time, you've got to be able... One of the things that entrepreneurs do that I always try to remind any that I work with on is we all tend to lie to ourselves. Our product is bigger, faster, cheaper, this or that, as if that is a finite...

Yeah, I mean, because if you can't do the basics, you're not going to be able to do the bigger things. And at the same time, you've got to be able... One of the things that entrepreneurs do that I always try to remind any that I work with on is we all tend to lie to ourselves. Our product is bigger, faster, cheaper, this or that, as if that is a finite...

Yeah, I mean, because if you can't do the basics, you're not going to be able to do the bigger things. And at the same time, you've got to be able... One of the things that entrepreneurs do that I always try to remind any that I work with on is we all tend to lie to ourselves. Our product is bigger, faster, cheaper, this or that, as if that is a finite...

situation that's never going to change right and there's always somebody i call them leapfrog businesses there's whoever's competing against you you know if you do a b or c they're going to try to do c d and e right and you better be prepared for that to come because otherwise they're out of business too so you're never in a vacuum you're always competing against sometimes an unlimited number of entrepreneurs that you don't even know exist who are trying to kick your ass

situation that's never going to change right and there's always somebody i call them leapfrog businesses there's whoever's competing against you you know if you do a b or c they're going to try to do c d and e right and you better be prepared for that to come because otherwise they're out of business too so you're never in a vacuum you're always competing against sometimes an unlimited number of entrepreneurs that you don't even know exist who are trying to kick your ass

situation that's never going to change right and there's always somebody i call them leapfrog businesses there's whoever's competing against you you know if you do a b or c they're going to try to do c d and e right and you better be prepared for that to come because otherwise they're out of business too so you're never in a vacuum you're always competing against sometimes an unlimited number of entrepreneurs that you don't even know exist who are trying to kick your ass

Because I mean, that's, that's your riskiest point in time. Right. And so if you've done your homework, which includes going out there and testing product market fit, um, you should have confidence that you're gonna be able to sell it. Now, if you didn't do your homework and you go out there and you sell whatever it is, and you've raised money or whatever,