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I was expecting to see a lot of Oracle hate here, and looks like the train's already started. Regardless of your perspective of Oracle today, it's hard to dispu

by whack 10y ago

I was expecting to see a lot of Oracle hate here, and looks like the train's already started. Regardless of your perspective of Oracle today, it's hard to dispute that Larry Ellison was a successful entrepreneur and businessman. He co-founded a $150B company, remained in the senior leadership position for decades, and guided the company towards extremely profitable outcomes for shareholders. You may not like him personally, you may not like his products, you may not like his company's work environment, but I'm sure any aspiring entrepreneur can learn a lot from Larry Ellison's example.

hodgesrm 10y ago
Completely agree. Oracle's success did not happen by chance. They have a great track record of navigating successive technology waves. Their strategy is often "bring a gun to a knife fight" like when they bought InnoDB out from under MySQL AB. Not to everyone's taste but they have outmaneuvered an amazing number of competitors over the years. Ellison in the flesh is quite personable.
- digi_owl 10y ago
  > Ellison in the flesh is quite personable. Sounds oddly familiar...
- abraae 10y ago
  I was in a couple of meetings with Larry Ellison when I worked for Oracle back last century. I found him to be very pleasant and pretty considerate. Couldn't reconcile this with the fear with which people regarded him.
combatentropy 10y ago
I suppose the same could be said about Al Capone.
- edoceo 10y ago
  Nope. Al's business was short lived and he did not remain in command
- noir_lord 10y ago
  That made me smile but as someone noted Capone didn't last that long.
rhizome 10y ago
Citizen Kane: "It's no trick to make a lot of money...if all you want to is make a lot of money."