Mark Cuban is exiting ‘Shark Tank’ after Season 16: ‘It’s time’
nypost.comAll the Smoke” podcast. “So I got one more year to go.”Talking with hosts Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson, Cuban stated that “it’s time” for him to move on from the show after joining full-time in 2012.
Despite Cuban’s announcement, ABC has yet to confirm the business mogul‘s departure.The Post reached out to Cuban and the network for comment. “Shark Tank” started airing in August 2009 with John Daymond, Barbara Corcoran, Robert Herjavec and Kevin O’Leary as the four main “Sharks.” Cuban later appeared as a guest judge in Season 2 before becoming the fifth investor in Season 3. “I love it because it sends the message the American dream is alive and well,” Cuban said about the series.“I feel like in doing ‘Shark Tank’ all these years, we’ve trained multiple generations of entrepreneurs that if somebody can come from Iowa or Sacramento or wherever, and show up on the carpet of Shark Tank and show their business and get a deal, it’s going to inspire generations of kids.” “That’s what happens, right?
Now we’ve got people coming on saying I watched you when I was 10 years old,” Cuban laughed. ” I’m like, f—k. But we’re helping them right?
I’ve invested in, I don’t know how many hundreds of companies.”The Mavericks owner also told listeners his one takeaway from the show. “The harder they have to try to sell, the worse the deal,” he stated. “The longer the backstory, the worse the deal.
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