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Customers find the book highly readable, with one noting it reads like a conversation, and appreciate its motivational content and wisdom. The writing style receives positive feedback for being straightforward and easy to relate to, while the book is filled with great stories and self-deprecating anecdotes that customers find entertaining. They consider it well worth the money, with one describing it as a “billion dollar book.” However, the content receives mixed reviews, with some finding it realistic while others say it lacks substance and depth.
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Cuban [explains] what it means to have ‘the edge,’ the necessary drive to forego the confines of a comfortable job, triumph over setbacks, and build a successful company. —Business Insider
Exceeded . . . expectations. —Huffington Post
Now celebrating over ten years of How to Win at the Sport of Business, Mark Cuban, one of the world’s wealthiest and most influential businessmen, collects his greatest lessons on what it takes to become a thriving entrepreneur. Drawing upon his profound insider knowledge, Cuban offers unconventional business tips and tells his stunning rags-to-riches tale from selling powdered milk and sleeping on friends’ couches to owning his own company and becoming a multibillion-dollar success story. Mark shows how he puts his own advice into practice and how entrepreneurs at any stage of their careers can outmaneuver their competitors.
Our Top Reviews
Reviewer: Freeze
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: PRICELESS!
Review: This is a great read for entrepreneurs seeking validation and in the process of reviving their outlook on business. Mark is truly a stalwart in business and a trend setter. This is definitely a recommended read!
Reviewer: TheDream
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A Collection of Blog Entries at First Glance, But So Much More
Review: Every since I started reading Mark Cuban’s weblog, BlogMaverick.com, I’ve been emailing links of my favorite posts to my employees and business associates. I subscribe to it on my RSS feed and typically read every entry within a matter of hours. So when I saw Mark’s entry on Facebook that he had produced an ebook for sale, I bought it without a second thought. I must admit, I read the foreword and was immediately irritated to learn that the ebook was simply a collection of his most popular posts, many of which I’d read 10x over. Oh well, it’s $2.99 as I read his first post which he discusses his humble beginnings coming to Dallas as a broke college grad. 5 hours later, I’m finished with the book and I’m convinced that was probably the best $3 I’ve spent on a book. If you’re a blogmaverick reader his old posts have been updated with details and commentary that you will find very interesting and if you’re not a blog maverick reader, you will no do doubt find find inspiration and more importantly, practical advice that applies to any business.What I have always found most impressive about Mark is how little he cares about what people think about and how passionate he is about getting ‘IT’ right. This book arranges his rags to riches tale in a chronological order that will be of great practical use to any entrepreneur.One thing I’ve felt throughout this NBA Lockout and ever more so after reading this ebook is that Mark Cuban must be going absolutely insane sitting in these ‘business meetings’ over the NBA’s labor issues with dinosaurs like Billy Hunter and David Stern. I’ll borrow a quote from his post “Twelve Cuban Mantra for Success”:”11. Pigs get fat, hogs get slaughteredThis is one I got from my partner Todd Wagner. He is right on. Sometimes you have to go for the jugular, but more often than not, the biggest mistake people make is getting too greedy.Every good deal has a win-win solution. There is nothing I hate more than someone who tries to squeez every last penny out of a deal. Who often raises the aggravation level to the point where it’s not worth doing the deal. Which also raises the dislike level to the point where even if a deal gets done, you look for ways to never do business with that person or company again.Business happens over years and years. Value is measured in the total upside of a business relationship, not by how much you squeezed out in any one deal.”hrrmm…wonder if this could apply to Dan Gilbert and MJ??Well as I digress, I’ll end this review with saying that rather than emailing links to my employees, friends and business associates, I’m going to buy this ebook for them.
Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great Collection of Mark’s Blog Posts
Review: This is the second straight book I’ve read on Mark Cuban and I enjoyed this one much more than the one from last week.It’s not a traditional book, but rather a collection of blog posts written by Mark on his advice for attaining success. I really enjoyed his style of writing and I liked hearing the story from his perspective.What I really enjoyed was hearing about the POS car he drove, the two cheap polyester suits he owned, and when he first started how he slept on a couch or floor in an apartment with a bunch of other dudes. Not sure why, but this part really resonated with me. 😉Mark wasn’t born into wealth and earned everything he has by working his tail off amongst the other lessons he shares.The end of the book gives Mark’s twelve mantras for success as follows:1 – Time is More Valuable than Money2- Commit Random Acts of Kindness3 – No Balls, No Babies4 – Work Hard, Play Hard5 – Don’t Let Fear be a Roadblock6 – Expect the Unexpected, and Always be Ready7 – It’s Okay to Yell and be Yelled at8 – Everyone gets Down: The Key is How Soon You get Back Up9 – It’s not Whether the Glass is Half Empty or Half Full, it’s Who is Pouring the Water10 – It’s Not the Dreaming, it’s in the Doing11 – Pigs get Fat, Hogs get Slaughtered12 – You Only Have to be Right Once!The book was published in November of 2011. It is but 73 pages but has great content. Amazon has 876 ratings for a score of 4.5. Goodreads has 3,284 ratings for a 4.02 with 247 reviews. While I’m not in 100% agreement with Mark on some of his thoughts and ideas, there’s certainly enough value here to give it a strong rating and recommend it. Now, onto the other books from the sharks on my bookshelf!
Reviewer: John Paul
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: That motivation you need.
Review: Even though my parents aren’t Chinese, they still wanted me to become a doctor growing up. I am not a doctor currently. I never wanted to become a doctor and I still don’t. My dream was to become a professional basketball player. Given the high competition and the low success rate, I realized I couldn’t do what I so passionately strived for.Those who can, do; Those who can’t, teach; And those who can’t teach sometimes write a book. This is the logic that helped me decide I should become a basketball coach instead. That way I wasn’t giving up on my basketball dream entirely.I came across Mark Cuban’s book. I took a look at the cover and misread the title. This led me to safely assume this was a book about how to win at basketball. Knowing Mark is a notorious billionaire entrepreneur, but mainly also the outspoken owner of the Mavericks, I decided to buy the book.To my surprise when it arrived, I realized it was actually a book about winning at the sport of BUSSINESS. Not wanting to let it go to waste, I read it and can tell you, that it was one of the best reads I’ve ever done.In this book Mark expresses his way of thinking, and explains his motivation and drive. He does this while giving specific examples through various instances off his life. Within this book, you can find great life advice, at a very cost friendly price.Buying and reading this book will do 3 things:- Help you get familiar with who Mark Cuban is, as a thinker and a doer.- Motivate you to work hard and aim for that goal you have.- Make Mark Cuban even richer.Although I put my coaching dream on hold until Mark writes a book about how to win in the sport of BASKETBALL, I became motivated and am using his advice in every way possible. I hope that through this book, you too can find that motivation you need.
Reviewer: Pravruth BH
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: As mentioned, very straight forward and simple. A good book for anyone starting up in life.It is not the Bible, but a guide to making your own Bible.
Reviewer: Kai
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Everyone who wants to know more about Marc Cuban should read this book. In it, he explained some of the failures he did while building up his business and what he had learned from it.
Reviewer: JJ
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Review: Really liked this book. Well narrated, good lessons, and not too long
Reviewer: Matthew Talbot
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Bought this book after watching a few episodes of Shark Tank. Great advice from someone who has proof.
Reviewer: Dannylo
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: As he described he just put many of his posts together. It is not great but good. You can get some insight out of it.
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