It makes sense that entrepreneur, investor, and TV personality Mark Cuban is a partial owner of the Dallas Mavericks—its name embodies how he lives and works. Just as "maverick" refers to an independent thinker or someone who doesn’t follow the herd, Cuban amassed his nine-digit fortune through his signature blend of passion, resilience, and pure, unconventional hustle. From smart investments in internet startups—Cuban co-founded Broadcast.com in 1995 and sold it to Yahoo! for $5.7 billion in 1999—to hi ...