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Softwar by Matthew Symonds — WisdomDeck honest review
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Softwar

by Matthew Symonds

An authorized biography of Larry Ellison and Oracle with Ellison's own footnoted rebuttals. Unusual format and revealing about an aggressive competitor.

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Three things you will actually use

  1. Aggression wins and costs.
  2. Sales culture defines companies.
  3. Near-death reshapes.

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Read the chapters on the near-death of 1990.

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Ellison, with rebuttals.

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