Mark Cuban Biography

Fast Facts

• Started the Fallen Patriot Fund to help U․S․ military families dealing with the loss or injury of a loved one in the Iraq War
• Graduated from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business in 1981 with a degree in business administration
• After moving to Texas in 1982, he founded MicroSolutions, a software reselling company, which he later sold to CompuServe for $6 million in 1990
• Worked as a bartender, disco dance instructor and party promoter through high school and college, and eventually began selling stamps
• Quote: "It doesn't matter how many times you fail․ You only have to be right once and then everyone can tell you that you are an overnight success․"
• Owner of Landmark Theatres and Magnolia Pictures and charmain of AXS TV, a high-definition cable network
• Purchased a majority stake in the Dallas Mavericks for $285 million in 2000
• Appeared as a "guest shark" on the second season of "Shark Tank" before becoming a regular in later seasons