Mark Cuban
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Right.
Oh, I think this business is good.
Everybody goes through that same process with a new business.
You know, hey, what do you think about this idea?
Right.
Then you go on Google and you look at how I don't see it.
It's great.
Of course, no one tells you that it's not there because 50 companies have failed doing the same thing.
And there's nothing left to show that they died.
But, you know, then you get excited.
You check with your friends and then they try to raise money.
That's what screws them up, right?
Raising money is not an accomplishment.
It's an obligation.
Yeah.
If at all possible, you want to start just organically with sweat equity.
Those are the best businesses because you get to retain 100% of it.
Right.
And there's no rush.
And then the second mistake people make is they push the top line instead of the bottom line or gross margin dollars.