America’s favorite advertisement masquerading as a television show, “Shark Tank,” made Mark Cuban a household name (that is, if you weren’t already a Dallas Mavericks fan). But last week, the billionaire revealed on the Full Send podcast that overall, he hasn’t made a profit from his suite of investments.
“Are you up all time on ‘Shark Tank’ investments?” the podcast host asked.
“Like, up financially?” the venture capitalist said. “Oh no, I’ve gotten beat.”
“Shark Tank” brought the (dramatized, edited) inner workings of venture capital into the mainstream, but as it turns out, what makes for good television doesn’t always make for a good investment. According to the fan-run website Sharkalytics, Cuban has invested nearly $20 million into 85 companie …
