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His technology companies made him a millionaire at 31 and a billionaire at 40.
He then became a public figure as the outspoken owner of the Dallas Mavericks and a leading investor on ABC's hit show "Shark Tank."
But Cuban didn't know all of this would happen when he was just a kid trying to make a buck.
Looking back at his life, we can see how he smartly seized all these opportunities.