After 14 years, Mark Cuban has formally closed his closing deal on Shark Tank.
On Friday’s episode of the ABC actuality sequence, the billionaire mirrored on the companies he’s invested in and the entrepreneurs he’s mentored since becoming a member of the present as a visitor throughout Season 2 again in 2011.
“I keep in mind actually pondering, ‘This present just isn’t gonna final. Simply go on there, simply tear it up, elevate hell, trigger bother,’” he stated on the finish of the episode. “I actually didn’t anticipate there to be a 3rd season, after which, growth. It simply blew up.”
Cuban added, “I feel I simply introduced just a little little bit of an edge, the place I attempted to make it not a lot about a tutorial funding present, however extra a present that’s about individuals attempting to achieve their targets, attempting to have their desires come true. I’ve been of their footwear. I’ve been broke, I’ve been sleeping on the ground. I can put myself within the footwear of just about anyone who’s standing on the carpet.”
After a number of of the entrepreneurs he’s funded returned to point out their appreciation, Cuban thanked “all people who took an opportunity on me, all of the entrepreneurs who stated sure to me.”
“Who is aware of what number of millionaires we’ve created, and their staff, how many individuals we’ve impressed? I’m pleased with what we’ve accomplished,” he added.
Cuban’s fellow Sharks additionally paid tribute to him earlier than his departure, to which he responded, “You guys are superb. I imply, I’ve realized a lot from all of you. We’ve had such an influence. And to Shark Tank, to the individuals who supported us, to the individuals who love us, I like you guys like household. Thanks.”
“This present modified me,” added Cuban. “I feel I modified the present. And I feel all of us collectively as Sharks modified America.”
