MARK CUBAN is an American entrepreneur worth over $4 billion whose pioneering dot-com startups led him to early success before he ventured into sports as the owner of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks (with a 2011 championship), media with the 2929 Entertainment company, and pharmaceuticals with the Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company aimed to lower generic drug prices for end consumers. He has been a main investor on the Emmy-winning Shark Tank since 2011. With a knack for the inventive, as well as the spotlight, Cuban stands as one of the most innovative and talked-about business minds of our generation.

Shaan Patel is a Shark Tank entrepreneur (who made an investment deal with Mark Cuban for his company Prep Expert SAT & ACT Preparation), a bestselling author, and a dermatologist-in-training. He has an MD from USC and an MBA from Yale.