Mark Cuban Quotes
Browse 65 quotes from Mark Cuban, featuring insights on success, personal growth, leadership, mindset, and achievement.
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“Credit cards are the worst investment that you can make.”
“Wherever there is change, and wherever there is uncertainty, there is opportunity.”
“The best way to start a business is with as little money as possible. You're selling a skill you have and you start slowly. Starting with nothing is where the big bucks are made for real.”
“Forget about finding your passion. Instead, focus on finding big problems.”
“Your customers can tell you the things that are broken and how they want to be made happy. Listen to them. Make them happy. But don’t rely on them to create the future road map for your product or service. That’s your job.”
“Know your core competencies and focus on being great at them. Pay up for people in your core competencies. Get the best. Outside the core competencies, hire people that fit your culture but aren’t as expensive to pay.”
“The people I don’t like to work with are people like me. I need people who can complement my skill set, people who can do the nitty gritty with me.”
“Treat your customers like they own you. Because they do.”
“It is so much easier to be nice, to be respectful, to put yourself in your customers’ shoes and try to understand how you might help them before they ask for help, than it is to try to mend a broken customer relationship.”
“Make your product easier to buy than your competition, or you will find your customers buying from them, not you.”
“There is no sport as competitive as business. It’s 24 by 7 by 365 by forever.”
“Most people think it’s all about the idea. It’s not. EVERYONE has ideas. The hard part is doing the homework to know if the idea could work in an industry, then doing the preparation to be able to execute on the idea.”
“Sales cures all. Know how your company will make money and how you will actually make sales.”
“Do your homework and know your business better than anyone. Otherwise, someone who knows more and works harder will kick your ass.”
“Investors don’t care about your dreams and goals. They love that you have them. They love that you are motivated by them. Investors care about how they are going to get their money back and then some. Family cares about your dreams. Investors care about money.”
