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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Business
Niloy Chakrabarti

Mark Cuban Says He Was Once Richer Than Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos Combined: 'I Didn't Care'

Mark Cuban said he invests on 'Shark Tank' to help entrepreneurs succeed, often prioritizing support over profit. (Screenshot: Instagram/mcuban)

In a recent interview on the House of Haymakers podcast on YouTube, billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban revealed that he was once worth more than Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, but didn't care much about that because he was too focused on winning a championship with the Dallas Mavericks.

'The only reason that you guys know who I am and I still have money is because I hedged my bet when we sold to Yahoo and I took all that stock,' he said. 'They didn't pay us in cash, and I sold calls and bought puts to protect myself if it went down. There's still every good chance that all these, you know, the Elon's of the world, etc., the stock market could crater again.'

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