How Mark Cuban Turned His First $1 Million Into $1 Billion | GQ Sports

"Biggest online purchase in the history of the Internet still to this day was my buying of that Gulfstream G5 jet." From investing in what would become the very first streaming company in 1995 to purchasing the Dallas Mavericks for $285 million dollars, this is how billionaire Mark Cuban made, saved and invested his first million dollars before turning it into a billion dollar empire.



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Director: Christopher Smith

Director of Photography: Cole Evelev

Editor(s): Gerard Zarra

Celebrity Talent: Mark Cuban

Executive Producer: Traci Oshiro

Producer: Jean-Luc Lukunku

Associate Producer: Camille Ramos

Line Producer: Jen Santos

Production Manager: James Pipitone

Production Coordinator: Jamal Colvin

Talent Booker: Meredith Judkins, Mica Medoff

Camera Operator(s): Brad Wickham

Audio: Sean Paulsen

Production Assistant(s): Kamryn Hamilton, Lea Donenberg

Groomer: Barry White

Post Production Associate Director: Jarrod Bruner

Post Production Supervisor: Rachael Knight

Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant

Supervising Editor: Rob Lombardi

Assistant Editor: Ben Harowitz



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