TAKE DAT WIT YOU 10/22

[michaeltex]

I have been disappointed in the unprofessional way this organization is run for a while now. It's almost like Cubes was a very successful entrepreneur who has been forever stuck in the startup mentality, long after his organization has gotten past that point. Maybe Nico actually does have the expertise to put the operation on to a professional basis, but that will only matter if Cuban allows him to do that. 

This is a known pattern for entrepreneurial startups. A person or small team has a business idea that involves some new innovation to access markets with a new product or service. It takes hard work and a few iterations to get the rough edges smoothed out, but eventually you have a demand-creating enterprise that then goes into a growth phase and provides financial rewards for the startup team. This is an exciting time and the startup guys look like geniuses (not saying they aren't).


Eventually, the business gets big enough that you have to invest in specific skills to just keep it running day-to-day, never mind continued growth. That's when you either bring in professional management and let them run the business or you sell it to another organization with those skills/systems/processes in place. 

IMO, Cuban likes the first part, the rush that comes with starting something new and see it take root and grow. I think that's why he likes doing "Shark Tank". Nothing wrong with that, but an NBA team is not a growth business and requires specific skills and knowledge just to be functional. If he has truly empowered Nico & Co. to run the team, then it is a good sign. But if you see more off the cuff decisions and head scratching moves, then it will be apparent that nothing has changed.