Anton Troynikov, co-founder of Chroma and former cohost of the Anton Teaches Packy AI podcast, writes about his perspective on Larry Ellison, and how the CEO of Oracle continues to stay relevant and reappear in conversations concerning large AI investments and acquisitions despite Oracle’s history of suing companies and being behind on emerging technologies.
Troynikov cites the biography Softwar as a primary source to explain the history of Oracle Corporation and how Ellison has positioned his company in the tech space and carved out a space for Oracle through business savviness despite competition from larger companies.
Troynikov notes that Ellison is a master at changing the rules of the game and taking advantage of competitors’ early leads to propel Oracle forward, subsequently making him relevant despite lawsuits and other potentially reputation-damaging moves made by Ellison and Oracle over the years.
Rox is powering today’s Not Boring, which focuses on how tech’s legacy names are still relevant in conversations about the future of tech.
