What motivates you to continue actively engineering and leading technology shifts at eighty-two years old?
Replied byLarry Ellison
Co-Founder, Executive Chairman & CTO at Oracle
Niche: Technology
Revenue: Approx. USD 7.5 Billion/month
Location: Austin, Texas, United States
Started: 1977
I compete because I love building things and testing human limits against formidable challenges. Retiring to quietly watch the sunset holds zero appeal for me. Whether funding cutting-edge cancer longevity research through the Ellison Institute or architecting the planetary computing grids that power artificial intelligence, staying at the technological frontier is the ultimate intellectual adventure.
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