Larry Ellison in 2002: "I knew that the dot-com thing was madness."
At the height of the dot-com boom he crated a website called "HeyIdiot" where people could bid on HeyIdiot stock.
"The horrifying thing was we got messages: 'We're trying to buy the stock and it's not working.'"
At the height of the dot-com boom he crated a website called "HeyIdiot" where people could bid on HeyIdiot stock.
"The horrifying thing was we got messages: 'We're trying to buy the stock and it's not working.'"
Ellison once paid investigators to go through Microsoft's garbage
"I wouldn't want to through garbage personally, because I'm wearing a very expensive suit. If Microsoft wanted to deceive the American people and not get caught, they should have bought a few more shredders."
"I wouldn't want to through garbage personally, because I'm wearing a very expensive suit. If Microsoft wanted to deceive the American people and not get caught, they should have bought a few more shredders."
"Technology is going the same way as the car industry. There is going to be a handful of large technology competitors. The idea that the software and computer industries are going to be forever young is fanciful."
"In theory, parents grant their children unconditional love. Other love has to be earned. If you don't get unconditional love early on, you have a great void in your life. You either learn how to get it or you try to get it through your achievements."
"Not conforming caused terrible problems for me at school, but it was magic in business.
The only way you can succeed in business big-time is to find places where conventional wisdom is wrong. You can't innovate by wearing your hair the same way as everybody else."
The only way you can succeed in business big-time is to find places where conventional wisdom is wrong. You can't innovate by wearing your hair the same way as everybody else."
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