Larry Ellison Says He Was Drawn To Computers Due To Basketball, Saying It Was 'Immediate Feedback' That Got Him Hooked: 'You Win Or Lose Very Quickly'

Larry Ellison, a college dropout and Oracle co-founder, credited his early love of programming to its instant feedback—comparing it to sports—and turned that competitive, results-driven mindset into building Oracle into a $451 billion company, earning him a net worth of $208 billion. Importance Rank: 1 read more