Mark Cuban

In a side room at Old Parkland, entrepreneur Mark Cuban. left, and Houston philanthropist John Arnold compared notes for the Texas Business Hall of Fame's Creators 2025 speaker series. [Photo: Grant Miller Photography]

How Billionaires Mark Cuban and John Arnold Say CEOs and Consumers are Being Ripped Off by a ‘Busted’ Healthcare Market

by | Mar 6, 2025
Cuban and Arnold told an audience of businesspeople at Old Parkland Wednesday that high healthcare costs have multiple causes—and that efforts to significantly reform the system are likely to take a while.
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Dallas Mavericks CEO Cynt Marshall to Retire in December
by | Oct 8, 2024
Marshall became the NBA's first Black female CEO when then-Mavs-majority owner Mark Cuban hired her in 2018. During her tenure, she helped the organization emerge from sexual misconduct and harassment controversies with the hiring of other female team executives and a focus on diversity and inclusion—along with female-focused programs like Girls Empowered by Mavericks (GEM).
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Powering the Future: Natrion’s Innovative Solid-State Battery Breakthrough Accelerates
by | Sep 10, 2024
New York-based Natrion, one of five finalists in the 2024 Capital One Accelerator Program’s Pitch Event, is charging ahead with groundbreaking technology and securing pivotal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contracts with the U.S. Air Force, setting the stage to redefine the future of electric vehicles and energy storage.
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Mark Cuban Foundation, Codecademy Collaborate to Expand AI Education via Free Bootcamps
by | Aug 28, 2024
The collaboration could have a big payback for high school students aiming for a high-tech future. The foundation and Codecademy aim to supply educational tools, resources, and bootcamps to develop essential technology, AI, and coding skills for the future.
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The Last Word: Quoting Mark Cuban on ‘Curiosity’ After Last Week’s Bisnow Multifamily Annual Conference

The Bisnow Multifamily Annual Conference was held last week at the Hilton Anatole Dallas. As one of the marquee speakers, Mark Cuban took part in a Greater Dallas Planning Council’s "Sports Economic Outlook" discussion with Dallas Interim City Manager Kim Tolbert.
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Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs Begins Manufacturing Critical Meds in Dallas This Week, CEO Says at White House
On Monday, the online pharmacy's co-founders—Mark Cuban and CEO Dr. Alex Oshmyansky—took part in a White House roundtable on lowering healthcare costs and bringing transparency to prescription drug middlemen. Cuban criticized the industry's business practices, saying these middlemen keep drug prices high and that independent pharmacies can be forced to absorb losses when reimbursed less than the cost of the medications they purchase.
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Mark Cuban Is Selling Majority Ownership of the Dallas Mavericks to the Adelson Family
by | Nov 29, 2023
News of the deal hit North Texas with something of a shock wave late Tuesday, leading to a series of aftershocks and follow-up stories about why the sale happened—and what shoes may drop next: Is Cuban running for president? And could a "casino entertainment district" be in Dallas' future?
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Dirk Nowitzki Reflects On His Drive for Greatness, Post‑Mavericks Future, and Enduring Bond With Dallas
by | Oct 31, 2023
To cap off the recent Venture Dallas summit—just like he closed out so many Dallas Mavericks games with a buzzer-beating one-legged fadeaway—Dirk Nowitzki shared stories of his journey from Germany to the NBA, his 21 seasons with the Mavericks, his post-Mavs moves as a business investor, and his enduring bond with the Dallas community.
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Meet the North Texas Cos. on the 2023 TIME100 Most Influential List

by | Jun 21, 2023
Featuring "a diverse group of businesses helping chart an essential path forward," the TIME100 Most Influential Companies list features five companies that are either headquartered in North Texas or have a strong presence here. See who they are—and what they're doing to disrupt the status quo and innovate for the future.
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Software Developer Deep Cognition Looks To Bolster Its B2B Sales After Snagging $1.25 Million for AI Platform
by | Jun 7, 2023
The Dallas company’s PaperEntry product targets customers wanting to save time and money by automating their data-entry process with artificial intelligence.
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Dak Prescott Partners with Dude Perfect as an Owner of Major League Pickleball’s Frisco Pandas
by | Jun 2, 2023
When Dak Prescott is in a pickle, usually it's because an Eagles defensive lineman is chasing him around the backfield. But now the Dallas Cowboys QB has found a new pickle-related pursuit: He's become one of the owners of the Frisco Pandas, a Major League Pickleball franchise. The move comes just months after Frisco-based Dude Perfect became investors in the franchise, valuing the team at $5 million.
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A High-Tech ‘Picklemall’ Is Coming to Dallas to Serve Pickleball Addicts All Year Long
by | May 24, 2023
Picklemall is led by Dallas-based CEO West Shaw and backed by billionaire Austin financier Steve Kuhn, who founded Major League Pickleball in 2021. "The future of pickleball is indoors," Kuhn says—and it will be high-tech too, with in-court cameras capturing gameplay in real time.
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Retail Re-volution: The Experience Economy and ‘Eatertainment’ Are Unexpected Bright Spots

by | May 15, 2023
Dive into the trends reshaping the retail industry so this year, as spotlighted in recent reports from commercial real estate firm JLL. With insights from JLL Dallas' Rob Franks, discover how next-gen retail concepts are steering the sector towards an exciting future, and how small businesses are proving to be critical drivers of this transformation.
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The Future 50 in Dallas-Fort Worth 2023: Meet the Game-Changing Disruptors Driving Innovation and Impact
by | Mar 16, 2023
These standouts—startup founders, tech pioneers, educators, creators, social innovators, and business leaders—are transforming entire industries and making waves in their respective fields. 
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Disruptors and Visionaries: The Startups of Dallas-Fort Worth’s Future 50 for 2023
by | Mar 16, 2023

Meet the startup innovators who are driving change in their industries and beyond. These startups are among the Future 50 in Dallas-Fort Worth, our editors’ picks of forward-thinking innovators who are shaping their industries and communities.

From the healthcare sector to the real estate industry, these trailblazers are disrupting the status quo with their groundbreaking technologies and solutions....

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Next-Gen AI, Mark Cuban’s Way
by | Feb 16, 2023
The Mark Cuban Foundation brings AI education to underserved high school students through free bootcamps hosted by companies in cities across the U.S.
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