“We should not get scared about innovation. It makes us more efficient and frees up capital for our customers to reinvest in other things.”

— Mark Hurd

Interview with Recode: "Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd on Recode Decode" https://www.recode.net/2017/7/5/15917638/transcript-oracle-co-ceo-mark-hurd-onstage-cloud-computing-saas-on-recode-decode (05 July 2017)

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American businessman, philanthropist and CEO of Oracle 1957–2019

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