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NewImageAfter he received his bachelor's degree from Indiana University in 1981, 22-year-old Mark Cuban followed some friends to Dallas.

He remembers that when he first moved into their apartment, things were so cramped that he'd come in at night after bartending and have to sleep on the couch — or, if that was occupied, the floor. He kept his belongings in a heap.

Image: "Shark Tank"/ABC Mark Cuban.