MARK CUBAN

EARLY LIFE

• Born July 31, 1958
• Pittsburgh, PA
• Working class family
• Entrepreneur at 12
• Pittsburgh/Indiana College

COLLEGE

• Attended Pitt for senior year
• Transferred to Indiana
• Kelley School of Business
• Business Administration
• Met Todd Wagner

POST-COLLEGE

• Dallas, TX
• Your Business Software
• Met multiple clients
• Fired, started his own company

MICROSOLUTIONS

• Software re-seller
• Previous clients
• Sold to CompuServe for 6
• million.
• Used money to invest in stock

BROADCAST.COM

• Started by Cuban/Wagner
• Streaming of sports events
• Sold to Yahoo! for six billion
• worth of stock.
• Cuban sold stock- made 2.5 Bil

DALLAS MAVERICKS

• Bought Mavs for 285 Mil
• Cuban revamped team
• Became a great team
• Now worth 1.15 Bil (Forbes)

ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS

• Owns 2929 Entertainment
• Landmark Theatres
• Magnolia Pictures
• AXS TV

SHARK TANK

• One of five "sharks"
• Entrepreneurs pitch ideas
• Sharks invest and give advice
• Has made 36 deals
• Helps to pay it forward

PHILANTHROPY

• Started Fallen Patriot Fund
• Cancer, Disaster Relief
• Matches fines w/ donations
• Mark Cuban Stimulus Plan

FRANCISCAN GOALS

• Humble and Generous
• Attitude Towards Learning
• Shark Tank, Plan, help
• hopeful entrepreneurs.

FRANCISCAN GOALS

• Service to the Poor/Needy
• Many charitable donations
• Random Acts of Kindness

FRANCISCAN GOALS

• Spirit of Simplicity/Joy
• Lives with family in Dallas
• Married w/ three kids
• Sits with fans

HALL OF FAME

• Deserves induction for his
• outstanding knowledge of business,
• his intelligence, hard work, attitude,
• and philanthropic efforts.

WORKS CITED

• http://www.investingvalue.com/investment-leaders/mark-cuban/
• http://callingdreams.com/success-story-of-mark-cuban/
• http://www.biography.com/people/mark-cuban-562656
• http://www.insidephilanthropy.com/guide-to-individual-donors/mark-cuban.htm...
• http://blogmaverick.com/2009/02/09/the-mark-cuban-stimulus-plan-open-source...