Reading rank 234
The Difference Between God and Larry Ellison: Inside Oracle Corporation
, subject: Larry Ellison and Oracle, 1997
Mike Wilson's history of Oracle follows Larry Ellison's life and the company's first twenty years as a single story.
72
Coverage Score
4
Scored evidence
About the book
The biography follows Ellison inside Oracle's first two decades, pairing his public mythology with the people, decisions, and near-collapse behind the database company's growth.
Why read it
Best if you want a detailed account of Larry Ellison's life and Oracle's first twenty years, told as one story rather than two.
Key themes
- Founder and company in one account
- A Citizen Kane line on self-interest
Evidence and original sources
Sources: official Founders episodes — #126, #127, #211
This record is supported by 4 public evidence rows linked to original Founders episodes.
- Larry Ellison (The Billionaire and the Mechanic) — Host says he is currently reading Mike Wilson's Larry Ellison biography and plans to cover it on next week's episode.
- Larry Ellison (Oracle) — This episode centers on Mike Wilson's biography of Larry Ellison, which Senra reads from and discusses as the primary source for Ellison's life and Oracle's history.
- Aristotle Onassis: An Extravagant Life — David identifies the Ellison biography as where he encountered a Citizen Kane quotation, then applies that idea to Onassis’s self-interest.