Billionaire says 'luck' is huge part of how he got successful

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Shark Tank’s Mark Cuban is giving entrepreneurs a whole lot of hope this winter. The billionaire says most of his successes in life came down to “luck.” He’s sharing his secrets this December, as well as the eight rules he follows in life as a whole. He’s talking parenting, business moves, and more.

Mark Cuban is best known for being an investor on Shark Tank. He’s built a billion-dollar fortune during his life. And, it’s taken hard work to get there. Mark clearly had a knack for entrepreneurship as he began a foray into the field at the age of 12. Now, at 66 he’s raking in a lot of cash, and sharing his secrets with the rest of the world.

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Becoming a billionaire is no easy task. But, Mark Cuban is shedding some light on what it takes to get there in an exclusive interview with People.

This December, he shares how he started out making money in the IT realm.

Mark says he was “born at the right time,” as he was the perfect age to begin AudioNet, which he later sold after being turned into the first streaming company.

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He sold the business after a few evolutions for $5.7 billion.

He says ‘luck’ played a big part

While Mark admits “hard work” did go into what’s made him so successful, he does say a lot of it was “luck.”

“That was luck — being able to do all the work and learn how all the technology worked, that was work. The other half though, I had no control over,” he explains.

Sharing his knowledge, Mark adds: “Life is half random.”

The Shark Tank star continues: “It’s what you do with the half you can control that really sets a tone for your entire life.”

He adds that it doesn’t matter how many times you “fail” in the business world, “you only have to be right once” and he adds how then, “everyone will say you were an overnight success.”

Mark delves into how his “splurging” days are over. When he first began making riches, he said he was splashing the cash on “houses and planes.”

But, now he and his wife, Tiffany Stewart, have reeled it in. Speaking of his other half, Mark adds how a lot of his success in life comes down to her.

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