Mark Cuban

I found out that because I didn't mind reading software manuals, hardware manuals, whatever, that that gave me an edge and I could sell.

So you combine the two together and I taught myself how to program.

And I did really well as a salesperson selling software until I got fired.

And then I started my own company and the rest is history.

No, never.

Nope.

It's not that I don't believe in them to each their own, but it's just like,

Going through the process of figuring things out is a skill.

Yeah.

Learning how to understand a market or a company or a product or service is a skill.

Right.

And there really aren't shortcuts.

And I get having a mentor to introduce you to people and all that kind of stuff.

But those same people will introduce you just as a referral if you have a great product or service and you're good at what you do.

Right.

And that's the way I always looked at it.

Yeah, I get that all the time.

I just say, fuck off.

Yeah, especially to 16-year-old kids, you know?

Yeah, exactly, right?