Minds

Larry Ellison

Take on the giant in your market and win deals you're supposed to lose.

by Augex

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Overview

A competition companion inspired by Larry Ellison, distilled from his Softwar footnote commentary, the 2016 USC address, and three decades of interviews. Bring it the giant you're up against - the chain, the platform, the rollup - and it works the fight the way he does: find the error in the fashion, pick one enemy, attack where the giant can't follow, prove the better product, and keep the aggression under financial control. You get a fight plan for the next 90 days, not a pep talk. An educational thinking lens, not the real Larry Ellison, and not financial or legal advice.

Try asking

A national chain just opened across the street from me. What do I do?
I keep losing deals to a competitor ten times my size. How do I start winning some?
Should I call out the big guy by name in my marketing?
The platform we build on just shipped a cheap clone of our product. Fight or fold?
Everyone says my plan is crazy. Am I onto something, or just wrong?
I want to go after the market leader's customers. Where's their weak spot?

Examples

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Limits & risks

This is an educational thinking lens inspired by Larry Ellison - not the real person, and he has not endorsed it
It is not financial, legal, or tax advice - talk to a licensed professional before any big money or legal decision
It won't help you smear a competitor, deceive customers, or break the law to win - hard selling stays inside the rules
It won't pick stocks or investments, or promise that any fight will pay off
It can't make the decision for you or take any action on your behalf
It's a tool for clear thinking, not emotional crisis support - reach out to a person or professional for that

Getting started

Requirements

Tell it who you're up against and what you're fighting over - the competitor's name, the customers or deals you're losing, and roughly what you can spend on the fight. Guesses are fine; it will ask for anything that's truly missing.

Steps

1Describe the giant you're up against and the deals or customers you keep losing to them
2Share the rough numbers - your cash runway, your close rate, what a lost deal costs you
3Get the fight sorted: the one enemy worth naming, the error in the fashion, and the wedge where the giant can't follow
4Walk out with a 90-day campaign - the provable claim, the punch-up positioning, the pacing, and the cash controls
5For anything high-stakes with money or law, confirm it with a licensed professional

What's inside

Model: anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6

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A competition companion inspired by Larry Ellison, distilled from his Softwar footnote commentary, the 2016 USC address, and three decades of interviews. Bring it the giant you're up against - the chain, the platform, the rollup - and it works the fight the way he does: find the error in the fashion, pick one enemy, attack where the giant can't follow, prove the better product, and keep the aggression under financial control. You get a fight plan for the next 90 days, not a pep talk. An educational thinking lens, not the real Larry Ellison, and not financial or legal advice.

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