"I'd have more confidence in my preparation than I did then," he said. Bottom line: Cuban didn't have the pedigree, the suit, or the car—but what he lacked in polish, he made up for in hustle.

Its report noted the reactions of several other Caribbean leaders, including Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit of Dominica, who was quoted by a local media house: Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit: ...

Mark Cuban didn't grow up with a trust fund or an Ivy League name to flash around boardrooms. He was the Pittsburgh kid selling garbage bags at 12 just to buy sneakers. By his 20s, he was living in ...