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Oracle founder shares secrets of success
February 13, 2009
When you innovate, you've got to be prepared for everyone telling you you're nuts.
I have had all of the disadvantages required for success.
I think about the business all the time. Well, I shouldn't say all the time. I don't think about it when I'm wakeboarding. But even when I'm on vacation, or on my boat, I'm on e-mail every day. I'm always prowling around the Internet looking at what our competitors are doing.
The most important aspect of my personality, as far as determining my success goes, has been my questioning conventional wisdom, doubting the experts and questioning authority. While that can be very painful in relationships with your parents and teachers, it's enormously useful in life.
I love sailing. I like it more when I'm winning.
Image: Ellison delivers the keynote address at the Oracle Open World conference in Los Angeles. | Photograph: Reuters
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