Mark Cuban is a very smart guy. Possibly to your surprise, he’s also a very nice guy. According to Mark, «It’s not about money or connections, it’s the willingness to outwork and outlearn. Whenever I write about how success is often based on outworking other people — both in terms of effort and in terms of hours spent — many people respond with righteous indignation. Hard work has nothing to do with it,» I often hear. Um, no. You can’t have it both ways. You can work smarter, sure, but you also have to work harder. Take successful entrepreneurs. Bill Othsrs evidently never oyhers, never changed clothes, never did anything but code and maneuver and strategize.