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8 successful entrepreneurs share the worst advice they ever received

Richard FeloniNov 22, 2015, 21:00 IST

Devan Joseph

Devan Joseph Mark Cuban speaks at Business Insider Ignition 2014.

Bad advice is easy to ignore. But sometimes the worst advice can stick with you, as a reminder of what matters most to your personal and professional fulfillment.

Entrepreneurs by definition have to go against the grain, and so conventional, albeit terrible, advice can be used as a motivational tool.

We've collected the worst advice successful entrepreneurs like Mark Cuban and Barbara Corcoran ever received.

Here's what it taught them.