Mark Cuban talked about his future on "Shark Tank."
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Billionaire Mark Cuban admitted his prolonged run on the favored actuality TV sequence “Shark Tank” could possibly be nearing its conclusion.
Cuban stars as one of many a number of judges, or “Sharks,” that hear pitches from startup founders and determines whether or not to spend money on their companies. He addressed his future on the present throughout an look on “Who’s Speaking to Chris Wallace.” Parts of the interview aired Sunday night time on CNN.
“The ‘Shark Tank’ got here to me after our stay present the opposite day, and made me promise I’d come again for no less than yet another season. After that, I don’t know,” Cuban mentioned.
Wallace requested whether or not the potential exit was on account of Cuban’s work with Value Plus Medication – an internet pharmacy that sells pharmaceuticals at steep reductions.
“I hear – and please inform me as a ‘Shark Tank’ fan, that this isn't true – that you're so dedicated to Value Plus Medication that you're contemplating leaving the present,” Wallace requested Cuban.
The Dallas Mavericks proprietor famous the agency was only one consider his reasoning to doubtlessly go away “Shark Tank.”
“Yeah – and it’s not a lot Value Plus Medication as it's having a daughter who simply went away to school,” Cuban responded. “It was, once they had been all in highschool and went to the identical two faculties, all of our schedules could possibly be labored out collectively. But it surely was extra a query of desirous to spend extra time with my household.”
The Put up has reached out to “Shark Tank” for touch upon Cuban’s interview.
Wallace additionally questioned Cuban, who has an estimated private fortune of $4.6 billion, on why he has appeared on the present for thus lengthy.
“The explanation I do the present is it sends a message to the complete nation that watches that the American dream nonetheless is alive and nicely,” Cuban mentioned. “And significantly for teenagers.”
Cuban first appeared as a visitor “Shark” through the present’s second season in 2011. He has served as a primary panelist since. “Shark Tank” debuted its 14th season in September.
Cuban has invested practically $20 million of his cash in 85 offers over the course of his run on “Shark Tank,” in response to the fan-run knowledge website Sharkalytics.
Throughout an look on the “Full Ship” podcast earlier this yr, Cuban confirmed that he has not turned a revenue on his “Shark Tank” investments over time.
“Are you up all time on ‘Shark Tank’ investments?” one podcast host requested Cuban, in response to TechCrunch.
“Like, up financially?” Cuban responded. “Oh no, I’ve gotten beat.”
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