Smart Girl Dumb Questions More Mark Cuban: Can Billionaires (Still) Save Us?
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Dec 23, 2025 
Mark Cuban, billionaire entrepreneur and owner of the Dallas Mavericks, dives into the complex relationship society has with the ultra-rich. He discusses his journey from earning his first paycheck to managing billions, revealing how wealth reshaped his priorities. Cuban critiques the broken healthcare system and his mission to introduce transparency with Cost Plus Drugs, which aims to lower prices. He also explores the potential of market forces to drive change in healthcare and defends billionaires' ability to disrupt entrenched industries for the greater good.
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From Sleeping On The Floor To $30M Exit
- Mark Cuban describes going from sleeping on the floor to building a $30M business in seven years without vacations.
- He credits being broke with giving him the courage and focus to start and scale his first ventures.
What The First Million Felt Like
- Mark recalls the personal thrill of his first million: buying a lifetime airline pass and partying without worry.
- That milestone shifted his priorities from survival to enjoying time and experimenting with life choices.
Transparency Cuts Drug Prices
- Mark explains CostPlusDrugs shows real drug cost plus a 15% markup to expose unfair pharmaceutical markups.
- Transparency alone attracted millions of customers and drastically lowered prices for many medicines.