The Sport of Business
By Mark Cuban

Mar 12th 2005 12:58AM
The Sport of Business.
I can’t go more than a week without shooting baskets. There is something about the feel of the ball coming off my hand, and the sound of the ball going through the net. It just feels good.
If I’m just standing in the gym, […]

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If you are an entrepreneur or thinking of becoming one, you should read Mark Cuban’s blog regularly. I had the privilege of hearing Mark speak at Stanford Business School when my wife was attending the program. He was the most down-to-earth, straight-talking, mega-success I had ever heard.
I started reading his blog regularly immediately […]

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A friend just turned me onto this site the other day.  They have a post of great quotes for entrepreneurs - all of them are worth reading and referencing frequently.
The Cheap Revolution
MRC

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A friend of mine that is considering going to work at a start up company for the first time recently wrote me asking for advice.  I found myself referring to the following site several times to illustrate some points:
www.askthevc.com
It’s a great site for anyone considering going to work at a start up or considering starting a […]

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I’ve long been skeptical that anyone is going to be able to build a free/cheap Microsoft Office alternative that will be able to compete with Microsoft, but I really do think it’s starting to happen.
I’ve started tinkering around with Google Docs recently, and it’s great. The functionality is minimal compared to Microsoft Office, but […]

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A friend recently came to me seeking advice on whether or not he should go to business school because he wants to start a business but doesn’t have confidence that he knows how.  He thought getting an MBA would be the answer.
While there are many entrepreneurially focused MBA programs out there today, including my favorite […]

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You can’t open the paper, watch the news, or browse the Internet without seeing that Google has gone into another line of business.  I’ve heard that they are hiring as many as 500 people per week right now to accomodate their big dreams.  How long can this last?!  It’s incredibly difficult to manage one line […]

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If you are looking for funding from a VC firm and feel like the whole process is confusing and mysterious, you should be reading this blog:
www.askthevc.com
A recent post about the desired ownership percentage of VC firms making first round investments is helpful on several levels:

One, it lets the first-time entrepreneur know that there are some […]

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What am I referring to?
CONFIDENCE!
Think about it.  Why are we having a mortgage crisis in the U.S. today?  What changed that all of a sudden made millions of loans look so bad?  The answer is that buyers of debt suddenly lost their confidence in people’s ability to pay.  That’s all that changed!
But look at the […]

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Paul Brown of the New York Times recently wrote an article titled The Right Places to Learn Entrepreneurship.
People often debate if entrepreneurship can even be taught.  I think it can.
It’s an interesting article - check it out.  I’d also like to note that Babson was all over the article in terms of making the “top” […]

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