Cuban did not get "lucky".
Built two businesses from the ground up and flipped them both. the 2nd biz being the billion dollar payday. I read his blog all the time... "lucky sperm club" LOL
http://www.blogmaverick.com/
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http://www.blogmaverick.com/entry/5336778355500767/
Q: Would you say that Donald Trump lives by the ?no balls, no babies? philosophy?
A: It certainly doesn?t apply to Mr. Trump. He is part of the lucky sperm club. His father was very successful, and to Mr. Trump?s credit, he was smart enough to do deals built on the foundation his father built and to grow it into a bigger organization. He has had his back up against the wall with debt, but I?m not sure he has ever faced the risk of starting a business purely with sweat equity. The concept of ?no balls, no babies? is that you are starting a business with nothing. If the business fails, you go home with nothing. Any entrepreneur without outside capital and who had to hustle to stay alive knows exactly what I am talking about.
Q: You?ve been compared with Trump. Are you a clone?
A: You won?t catch me in a suit, you won?t catch him out of one. His businesses are built on other people?s money and doing deals. My businesses are built on sweat equity and building businesses. He dismisses his casino partners? problems as not his; I can?t sleep at night if my partners aren?t successful. I play basketball, he plays golf. I go to sports bars, he goes to black-tie dinners.
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plenty of good entries.