Mark cuban, 42, was born in a low-income family in Pittsburgh, USA. In college, he showed extraordinary economic mind and paid for his tuition by teaching disco. 198 1 graduated from Indiana state university with a bachelor's degree in business. After that, he set up a computer consulting company called micro solutions. In a short period of seven years, he developed the company into a successful enterprise with an annual profit of $30 million.

1990, he sold his company to others and became a millionaire. 1995, he and his college friend and business partner Todd Wagner came up with the idea of broadcasting sports games through the Internet, so they set up a famous broadcasting website. 1In July, 1999, he sold the website to "Yahoo" and made a net profit of $2 billion. Last autumn, he devoted himself to a brand-new career. His company, HDNet, became the first channel in the United States to broadcast HDTV programs around the clock. Cuban, who loves sports, made full use of his current status as the owner of the Mavericks and signed agreements with the American Hockey League and the Professional Baseball League. His TV station is allowed to broadcast some ice hockey and baseball games. This year's Winter Olympics, he also cooperated with NBC to produce some high-definition programs. As an online elite, Cuban is one of the few businessmen who can squeeze into the top 400 of Forbes list.