> If Marcus was trying to maximize his ROI on the business investments, he would start with different businesses and more reasonable owners. To get a great dea

> If Marcus was trying to maximize his ROI on the business investments, he would start with different businesses and more reasonable owners. To get a great deal, Marcus is looking for underpriced businesses that are broken in the particular ways he can help with. Since dealing with interpersonal issues is one of his strengths this probably would select for unreasonable owners even if "being on TV" weren't part of the deal.