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Dec 2016
37m 36s

Serial Entrepreneur: Mark Cuban

Guy Raz | Wondery
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Mark Cuban made millions off of tech startups, then billions off of stocks — and later went on to buy and revive the Dallas Mavericks. He has come to define the persona of the serial entrepreneur. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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