How to Win at the Sport of Business: If I Can Do It, You Can Do It: 10th Anniversary Edition

Great read and I can say easily Cuban is probably the billionaire I would most like to enjoy a couple cold beers with.

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 slaughtered This 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.

I read this book and the other one Mark Cuban: The Maverick Billionaire on the same afternoon. Actually I realized after I wrote a review of the second one I had gotten the titles confused. My review of the second one was actually meant for this book. The second book was interesting and had some additional information about Mark Cuban which was not included in this book. Of the two books I would recommend this one more than the second. I was not a fan of Mark Cuban and always thought he should go to charm school as he seemed rude, arrogant, obnoxious. After reading how he built his career I think he is obviously much smarter than he acts, had the ability to dig deep and persevere to learn everything he could before starting his own business. He obviously earned his fortune and luck had little to do with it. I like the fact that he treats his customers well and gives generously to good causes. He is a risk taker and does his homework before making any business commitment.

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.

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!

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.

Really liked this book. Well narrated, good lessons, and not too long

Bought this book after watching a few episodes of Shark Tank. Great advice from someone who has proof.

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.

mark cuban is the real example of success, I love the way the book takes you to help you to improve you knowledge