‘I’m Not Trying to Land on Mars’: Mark Cuban Takes Dig at Elon Musk to Explain Why His Online Pharmacy Isn’t Trying to Make More Money

At WIRED’s “The Big Interview” event earlier this month, Cost Plus Drugs founder and “Shark Tank” star Mark Cuban was asked why he doesn’t make more profit at his low-price drug company.

“You’re pretty clear that you are not doing this for altruistic reasons — you’re running a business,” noted the event moderator.

“Well, I could make more money,” Cuban said, to laughs in the crowd. “We’re a public benefit corporation. But how much f—ing money do I need?”

“I’m not trying to go to Mars,” he added, with an obvious dig at his billionaire rival Elon Musk.

Related: Mark Cuban’s Startup Is Sending Its First Batch of Essential Meds to Hospitals Facing

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