Larry Ellison And Mark Hurd: The Job Interview

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Y'know, Larry, you're the only one I'd admit this to, but the stock price thing almost drove me nuts! Our revenue was higher, our growth rate was higher, our product line was bigger-heck, those sissies can't even make PCs anymore-but I still couldn't get our stock price within spitting distance of IBM's. At this point in my career, I try not to let emotion cloud my judgment, but I hate IBM." "Well, well, imagine that-and the media like to portray me as Captain Ahab. I'll admit, Mark, that hate can be a useful asset, but if and only if it's channeled properly.