Mark Cuban

Since childhood, Mark would like one - being an entrepreneur. In 12 years in his native Pittsburgh, he sold garbage bags. "I did it very well and was the only boy in charge of the not very exciting thing," - says Mark. Stay distant pores Kuban absorbed the idea that what you're doing something better than anyone else, has its advantages. "Of course, this does not guarantee you success, but the lead is always a pleasure. It is better to set their own rules than to follow the rules of others ".
As founder and president of Broadcast.com - the leading provider of downloadable media - Cuba today, he sets the rules and reap. The idea to establish such a company originated in Cuba and his friend Todd Wagner, when they were students at the University of Indiana. Then, two basketball fan thought that broadcast the games via the Internet would be very cool, because the radio usually covers only local games. Toward that end, they founded the company AudioNet (renamed Broadcast.com in May 1999). "A similar idea has arisen and Ted Turner, when he decided to use for their news satellites orbiting the Earth - says Kuban. - Internet - like the case ". Today the Internet user has access to 425 radio and television stations, cable networks, which allows watch sports competitions of more than 420 teams of professionals and amateurs.
. Cuba stresses, . what, . despite the sharp rise in its personal wealth and prosperity of the company, . He strives to maintain composure: "Some of my friends very well said, . that to be rich - it means to have more money, . than you can spend,
. Exactly. I try to relate to what happens>. He has already made its first philanthropic campaign - more than once donated money to his university, buy a hundred tickets for basketball games and distributes them to children.
. Cuba - the only businessman who likes to say that he is married to his work
. He said that is not going to rest on laurels. "For me sport means a great deal, so applied by sporting analogy. No one game can not relax, no matter how much you won. We must constantly improve their game - only this can lead to victory. Not for a moment we should not forget that you can take away the ball. "