Larry Ellison

The Fallacy of Execution (and Sex), or Why Mark Zuckerberg Doesn't Answer Questions About Facebook's Origins

Aaron Greenspan | Posted 10.05.2009 | Business


Aaron Greenspan

There is no cliché I hear more, and that I hate more, than the vague, poorly-defined and generally ill-conceived notion that "execution" is more important than "the idea."

10 CEO Mega-Yachts (PHOTOS, POLL)

Posted 08.29.2009 | Business


With the economy mired in a historic recession, now is certainly not the time to flaunt your world-class mega-yacht (assuming you actually own one). Y...

Is Tech Dead In Chicago?

Brad Spirrison and Howard Wolinsky | Posted 09.22.2008 | Chicago


Brad Spirrison and Howard Wolinsky

Chicago will never and should never try to compare itself to Silicon Valley, Seattle or any of the other alleged "tech centers" throughout North America. The city's diversified economy is comprised of a completely different kind of DNA.

The Highest-Paid CEOs Of 2007: AP

Posted 09.21.2008 | Business


The 10 highest-paid CEOs for 2007 at Standard & Poor's 500 companies based on calculations by The Associated Press. The total pay figures are rounded,...

Top Paid CEOs: Who Earned What

LA Times | Scott DeCarlo | Posted 05.16.2008 | Business


After a 38% collective pay raise in 2006, chief executives of the 500 biggest companies in the U.S. (as measured by a composite ranking of sales, prof...

Google's Expensive Bodyguards Are Cheaper Than Larry Ellison's

Silicon Alley Insider | Peter Kafka | Posted 04.03.2008 | Business


After reviewing the Google (GOOG) proxy, Henry Blodget asks a reasonable question: How did Eric Schmidt spend $474,662 on security last year? One answ...

Fundrace: Forbes 400 Edition

Huffington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


The rich may keep getting richer, but they're not showing their favored Presidential candidates any love. The country's wealthy Americans, as ranked b...

Oracle Snaps Up BEA For $7.85 Billion

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Business software maker Oracle Corp. said Wednesday it agreed to buy BEA Systems Inc. for about $7.85 billion, a compromise price that ends a months-l...

Ellison's Tech Babies To Battle It Out

Wall Street Journal | Robert Cyran, Richard Beales | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Parents must love their children equally. Oracle boss Larry Ellison will realize this now that he is taking his second technology baby, NetSuite, publ...