Mark Cuban has some advice for you.
Don’t take the best paying job you can get. Take the best earning job. He also believes he is the luckiest man in the world, American universities are in for financial upheaval, it’s a waste of money to go to Harvard – unless it’s for your fourth year, he is successful due to his relentlessness, the SEC is inept, he’s the same guy he was when was poor, Microsoft needs to make small bets to inspire innovation, Apple is the only company that successfully innovates on big bets, Blackberry should sell to What’s App?, Nikon and Canon are irrelevant, he is living his bucket list every day, and business has more to teach sport than sport has to teach business. His most important life lesson? The only person who can determine how much effort you put into something is you.
Cuban was my last session of the day. His moderator is one of my personal heroes, Macintosh wizard Guy Kawasaki. He is a remarkable keynote in his own right, so interesting to see him moderate. Even more interesting to see him take swipes at Apple, the very company that made him a gazillionaire.
I also popped in on a session featuring Texas Tech HC Kliff Kingsbury. He of the my Head Coach is HOTTER than your Head Coach fame. Given the number of young digital marketing women in the room, thus campaign seems pretty valid to me. But I loved the fact KK would prefer the shirts and mugs to read “My Head Coach WINS MORE than your Head Coach”.
My day started with an amazing Digital Marketing Workshop. Anytime you can get to spend four hours in a classroom, the content has to be compelling. I didn’t want to miss a minute.The founder of Little Bird is the most interesting geek I have ever heard speak. When he mentioned that Cuban is an investor in his firm…..I wasn’t shocked.
The best news for my staff from me attending this session? I’m ready to not just listen to your crazy ideas….I’m now ready to help make them come to life!