Oracle CEO's speech at Yale University: About life, about career

I am sorry for the graduates of Yale - if you don't like this opening. I want to ask you to do something for me. Please - take a good look around, take a look at the classmates standing on your left, and take a look at the classmates standing on your right.

Please imagine the situation: 5 years from now, 10 years later, or 30 years later, the person standing on your left today will be a loser; the person on the right, too, is also a loser. And you, the guy standing in the middle, what do you think will happen? The same is the loser. The experience of failure. Failed top students. To be honest, I am standing here today and have not seen the bright future of a thousand graduates. I don't see a thousand outstanding leaders in a thousand industries. I only saw a thousand losers. You are frustrated, this is understandable. Why, I, Ellison, a retired student, even spread such heresy in the most prestigious universities in the United States? Let me tell you why. Because, I, Ellison, the second richest man on the planet, is a dropout, and you are not. Because Bill Gates, the richest man on the planet—for now—is a dropout, and you are not. Because Allen, the third richest man on the planet, has also dropped out of school, and you have not. Let's have some more evidence, because Dell, the ninth richest man on the planet - his ranking is still rising, and he is also a dropout. And you, no.

... you are very depressed, this is understandable.

You will need these useful work habits in the future. You need this 'treatment' in the future. You need them because you didn't drop out of school, so you will never be the richest person in the world. Oh, of course, you can, maybe, progress to the 10th, 11th in your way, like Steve. But, I didn't tell you who he is working for, right?

According to the records, he was a student at the time of graduate school, and he started a little later.

Now, I guess many of you, maybe the vast majority, are pondering, "What can I do? Do I have a future?" Of course not. It’s too late, you have absorbed too much, thinking you know too much. You are no longer 19 years old. You have a 'built-in' hat, hey, I mean not a degree cap on your head.

Um... you are very depressed. This is understandable. So, now may be the time to discuss the essence -

It is not for you, graduates in 2000. You have been reimbursed and will not be considered. I think, you will sneak up on the poor work of 200,000 a year, where the payroll is signed by the classmates who dropped out of school two years ago. In fact, I am counting on my classmates who have not graduated yet. I want to tell them, leave here. Pack your things, take your ideas, don't come back. Drop out of school and start acting.

I want to tell you that a hat with a degree suit will definitely make you fall... just like these guarantees will take me away from this podium...

Note: Speaker Larry.Ellison is the CEO of Oracle. At the 2000 Graduation Ceremony of Yale University, Larry.Ellison delivered the following speeches that the world seems to be the most arrogant, unpopular but real-life reality.

Ellison, a man who did nothing before the age of 32, had read three universities but didn't get a degree diploma. After changing a dozen companies, his wife left him, and he started his business with only $1,200. Savings. However, it is this man who has no room for decades, and even the man who crossed the country to make Oracle's sales for 12 consecutive years doubled every year, becoming the world's second largest software company, and he himself became the richest man in Shibuya. Ellison defeated one opponent after another with unscrupulous operating skills and strong and even deceptive market competition. The last goal Ellison wanted to defeat was Bill Gates of Microsoft, the king of software empire.

Ellison’s speech at Yale University was widely circulated on the Internet, and people were applauded for their bold rebellious ideas. Of course, 99.99% of people will not drop out of school because of a speech, but he does encourage people to think deeply about education and traditional concepts.

The pattern of success is different, but there are still some general factors that contribute to success. If you can understand a few of these factors from Ellison's speech, then you can see this article is very rewarding.