#422 – Mark Cuban: Shark Tank, DEI & Wokeism Debate, Elon Musk, Politics & Drugs

About this episode

<p>Mark Cuban is a businessman, investor, star of TV series Shark Tank, long-time principal owner of Dallas Mavericks, and founder of Cost Plus Drugs. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:<br /> &#8211; <b>Listening</b>: <a href="https://listening.com/lex">https://listening.com/lex</a> and use code LEX to get one month free<br /> &#8211; <b>Cloaked</b>: <a href="https://cloaked.com/lex">https://cloaked.com/lex</a> and use code LexPod to get 25% off<br /> &#8211; <b>Notion</b>: <a href="https://notion.com/lex">https://notion.com/lex</a><br /> &#8211; <b>Eight Sleep</b>: <a href="https://eightsleep.com/lex">https://eightsleep.com/lex</a> to get special savings<br /> &#8211; <b>Shopify</b>: <a href="https://shopify.com/lex">https://shopify.com/lex</a> to get $1 per month trial</p> <p>Transcript: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/mark-cuban-transcript">https://lexfridman.com/mark-cuban-transcript</a></p> <p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br /> Mark&#8217;s X: <a href="https://twitter.com/mcuban">https://twitter.com/mcuban</a><br /> Mark&#8217;s Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/mcuban">https://instagram.com/mcuban</a><br /> Cost Plus Drugs: <a href="https://costplusdrugs.com">https://costplusdrugs.com</a><br /> Shark Tank: <a href="https://abc.com/shows/shark-tank">https://abc.com/shows/shark-tank</a><br /> Dallas Mavericks: <a href="https://www.mavs.com">https://www.mavs.com</a></p> <p><b>PODCAST INFO:</b><br /> Podcast website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a><br /> Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a><br /> Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a><br /> RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a><br /> YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a><br /> YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a></p> <p><b>SUPPORT &#38; CONNECT:</b><br /> &#8211; Check out the sponsors above, it&#8217;s the best way to support this podcast<br /> &#8211; Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a></p> <p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br /> Here&#8217;s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br /> (00:00) &#8211; Introduction<br /> (11:10) &#8211; Entrepreneurship<br /> (26:03) &#8211; Shark Tank<br /> (36:29) &#8211; How Mark made first billion<br /> (1:02:39) &#8211; Dallas Mavericks<br /> (1:08:05) &#8211; DEI debate<br /> (1:43:58) &#8211; Trump vs Biden<br /> (1:46:20) &#8211; Immigration<br /> (1:55:53) &#8211; Drugs and Big Pharma<br /> (2:11:53) &#8211; AI<br /> (2:16:05) &#8211; Advice for young people</p>