Business Casual: Mark Cuban on COVID Responses: Perfection Is the Enemy of Progress

Podcast Notes Key Takeaways Whether giving $1200 to every qualifying American helps the economy or not doesn’t matter. People need help. They’re scared. If you’re an entrepreneur, think about what the world might look like post-COVID-19—what companies can you start?“Whatever idea you may have, now is the chance to put together your thought process and business plan for the world you see on the other side” – Mark Cuban“When things are FUBAR, that’s when the heroes are made. That’s when the greatest opportunities are available. You just gotta get off your ass and do it.” – Mark Cuban

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What would you do if you were in the room negotiating a stimulus deal with D.C.’s top brass? Do you know what you’d say? And what you’d lobby for? Mark Cuban does.

This week on Morning Brew’s Business Casual podcast, Cuban—owner of the Dallas Mavericks, Shark Tank investor, and media exec—does just that...and explains why perfection is the enemy of progress.

As Cuban sees it, the longer lawmakers hem, haw, and split hairs over the appropriate response to COVID-19, the more they hurt American taxpayers. Right now, aching businesses big and small need leadership, but the government can only do so much. Cuban explains…

Why we have no choice but to make decisions with imperfect informationHow bailouts should be structured to benefit more than just the corporate eliteWhen perspective matters more than profit

And because he’s Mark Cuban...he gives plenty of entrepreneurial advice. Don’t miss this episode—listen now.