He is considered to be the Samurai Warrior of Silicon Valley, due to way in which he goes to battle with any competition. Larry Ellison started Oracle Software over 30 years ago and it has made him the highest paid executive of the last decade with a total compensation of 1.84 billion dollars.
He will do whatever it takes to win and because of this his companies technology has become the backbone of the worlds information systems, from government to online commerce. The brazen billionaire is an ambitious provocateur with a singular management style.
In this episode of Bloomberg Game Changers we follow Larry Ellison from his early days in Chicago, through the founding of the multi-billion-dollar software company, to his rise to being the executive he is today.
I found this documentary fascinating, especially seeing how Ellison’s competitive drive shaped modern enterprise software. What struck me most was his willingness to take massive risks, reminds me of when I was researching tech moguls last month and needed to contact various platform support teams. I actually had to track down a facebook phone number https://facebook.pissedconsumer.com/customer-service.html for an unrelated issue, which made me appreciate how these tech giants structure their customer interactions differently. Ellison’s “samurai warrior” approach definitely paid off, though I wonder if that aggressive style would work the same way in today’s collaborative tech culture. The compensation figures are staggering, $1.84 billion really puts things in perspective. His story shows that sometimes being a provocateur in business isn’t just about ego; it’s strategic positioning.