21 Craziest Things Ever Said by Tech CEOs
#20 Zuckerberg's Allegory Gone Wrong
Quote: "A squirrel dying in front of your house may be more relevant to your interests right now than people dying in Africa."
Date: 6/15/2010
#19 Larry Ellison Defends Mark Hurd
Quote: "Worst personnel decision since the idiots on the Apple board fired Steve Jobs many years ago."
Date: 8/10/2010
Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle defended Mark Hurd , the CEO of HP, with above quotes. Hurd got fired from HP following the discovery of inappropriate conduct in an investigation into a claim of sexual harassment made by former reality TV actress Jodie Fisher.
Such a quote in defense of Hurd by Ellison who went on to hire his tennis partner as the president of Oracle, sure a rib tickler.
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