"I wish somebody would have told me to be nicer," said Cuban, 64, when asked what advice he'd give his younger self. Cuban and his business partner Todd Wagner joined AudioNet, an audio streaming company, as co-founders in 1995 — alongside its original founder, Chris Jaeb. The company was later renamed Broadcast.com, and acquired by Yahoo for $5.7 billion in stock in 1999, making Cuban rich. For example, Lyft co-founders John Zimmer and Logan Green built their company using a "nice guy strategy," Zimmer told the Financial Times in 2017. 1 best piece of advice for regular investors, do's and don'ts, and three key investing principles into a clear and simple guidebook.

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