The Ruthless Determination of Larry Ellison

The First 20 Years Building Oracle

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Larry Ellison

Larry Ellison - Oracle

As of this writing, Larry Ellison is the fourth-richest person in the world and the company he founded, Oracle, is valued at more than $300 billion.

By 1996, nearly 20 years after starting the company, he was already worth $6 billion and was the richest man in California.

Today, we’re diving into his story, before and during those first 20 years of building Oracle.

To write today’s deep dive, I read the insightful book The Difference Between God and Larry Ellison: *God Doesn't Think He's Larry Ellison by Mike Wilson. For the full story, I highly suggest you check it out.

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