14 Billionaires Who Started With Nothing — Including Jack Ma And Larry Ellison
Forbes released its annual Forbes 400 list on Monday, revealing the 400 wealthiest people in the US.It's not just a list of privilege; it's a story of opportunity. Many of these mega successes started...
View ArticleThis Is The Trophy That Larry Ellison's Team Staged A Miracle To Win
A year ago, Oracle cofounder Larry Ellison ditched his keynote presentation at his own customer conference to watch his sailing team clinch the America's Cup. Winning the 2013 Cup was the biggest...
View ArticleMark Hurd Explains Why Oracle Needs Two CEOs (ORCL)
The tech world is still stunned that after 37 years, Larry Ellison is no longer CEO of the company he founded, Oracle, even though his change in job title is largely symbolic. His top two executives,...
View ArticleA Bunch Of High-Powered Shareholders Are Not Happy With Oracle's New Co-CEO...
Five bigwig institutional shareholders want to force Oracle to make radical changes to the way it pays it top three executives: executive chairman and CTO Larry Ellison and co-CEOs Safra Catz and Mark...
View ArticleLarry Ellison Giggles Through His Keynote: 'I Love My New Job' (ORCL)
Despite his image as a larger-than-life lavish billionaire, deep down Oracle cofounder Larry Ellison is really just a geek who loves to code.He made that clear on stage Tuesday as he cracked jokes and...
View ArticleThe World's 2,325 Billionaires Have These 14 Traits In Common
There are 12 million millionaires in the world, but only 2,325 billionaires.That's an exclusive club, of which the likes of Warren Buffett, Jack Ma, and Oprah Winfrey are members. Digging into research...
View ArticleWelcome To Lanai, Oracle Billionaire Larry Ellison's $300 Million Hawaiian...
In 2012, Oracle cofounder Larry Ellison — who stepped down from his position as CEO on Sept. 18 — bought a 97% stake in the Hawaiian island of Lanai for a reported $300 million. His enormous purchase...
View ArticleHow Larry Ellison's Vision For An Italian Sandwich Shop Started A New Era For...
Workers at major Silicon Valley companies like Facebook and Google may enjoy some pretty amazing meals in their corporate cafeterias, but that wasn't always the case. In the late 1980s, Fedele Bauccio...
View ArticleIt Took One Crazy Weekend To Appreciate The Skill, Intensity, And Beauty Of...
Oracle's Larry Ellison is known for his fierce competitiveness in the world of sailboat racing, especially the America's Cup. Yet he also once described the sport as “idyllic independence.” Now I...
View ArticleWhy Oracle Founder Larry Ellison NEEDS To Have The World's Greatest...
When Charlie Rose asked Oracle CTO and former CEO Larry Ellison last year why he had to win the America's Cup yacht race for the second time in a row, Ellison replied, "It's funny, because I realized...
View ArticleIt Took One Crazy Weekend To Appreciate The Skill, Intensity, And Beauty Of...
Oracle's Larry Ellison is known for his fierce competitiveness in the world of sailboat racing, especially the America's Cup. Yet he also once described the sport as “idyllic independence.” Now I...
View ArticleWhy Oracle Founder Larry Ellison NEEDS To Have The World's Greatest...
When Charlie Rose asked Oracle CTO and former CEO Larry Ellison last year why he had to win the America's Cup yacht race for the second time in a row, Ellison replied, "It's funny, because I realized...
View ArticleHere's Some Insight On How Larry Ellison Was So Successful
Earlier this fall, Lawrence J. Ellison announced his retirement as chief executive of Oracle, the company he co-founded in 1977 that has transformed the way businesses use technology and made him one...
View ArticleThis School In Rural Illinois Has Produced Some Of The Most Amazing...
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) is in a small college town located about 150 miles south of Chicago.Surrounded by corn and soybean fields, Urbana-Champaign doesn’t strike you at...
View ArticleThe Acura NSX Supercar Is Officially Back — And It Will Have 3 Engines!
Acura has finally released the first teaser photos of its long-awaited production NSX supercar. The actual car, which will debut next month at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, is...
View Article6 Entrepreneurs Who Have Poured Millions Into Avoiding Death
Entrepreneurs are always on the lookout for the next big problem to solve, and in recent years, a handful of the richest ones have decided to tackle an age-old frustration: death. PayPal co-founder and...
View ArticleThe Acura NSX Supercar Has Returned — And One Billionaire Is Going To Be Very...
Honda's Acura luxury division has finally debuted its long-awaited NSX supercar at the 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The futuristic Acura is the culmination of a decade's...
View ArticleTech Billionaire Larry Ellison Is Helping Fund A Wildlife Preservation Center...
Oracle cofounder Larry Ellison's latest venture doesn't have much to do with tech.According to the San Jose Mercury News, Ellison has teamed up with California's Peninsula Humane Society to construct a...
View ArticleYou can rent one of Larry Ellison's stunning Malibu homes for $65,000 a month...
A beachfront home owned by Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison will be available to rent this summer, the Los Angeles Times reports.Th 2,880-square-foot cottage is one of some two dozen properties Ellison...
View ArticleLarry Ellison pays the lowest-ranking sailors on his America's Cup team...
A wrongful termination suit filed by a former sailor on Oracle Team USA is revealing secrets about how billionaire Larry Ellison runs his championship America's Cup sailing team.According to court...
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