Mark Cuban

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?

No, I mean, it just depends on the circumstances.

Like, typically what I'll do is just say, you know, send me an email.

And if it's a question I can answer, I will.

And as long as they don't ask me 50 questions, you know, as long as they don't ask me things that are easily answered just by searching online, you know, then I'll try to help them.

Because sometimes, I mean, it's crazy, even like probably what I would have done, like 12, 13 year old kids that'll email me with business questions, you know, you can tell it's very self-serving, you know, or I'll get parents emailing me for their kids.

And so,