More on Larry...

Apparently Mark Veverka agrees with me. Eric Savitz of Barrons stopped by the Tech Ticker studios today and we revisited the Larry-as-CEO topic. BTW- don't I look like I'm hiding a pregnancy or something with the laptop placement??? I told the control room and they politely ignored my concerns. For the record: I am not. I need to figure out a better place to put that thing...

Also, had to throw in the Iron Man bit after seeing it this weekend. I love the press conference scene. Reminded me of my first Larry press conference, just after Oracle closed the PeopleSoft deal, when Larry nonchalantly sat on a stool and said, "What do you want to talk about?" I was not a comic kid by any stretch, but my friends I saw the movie with said they were amazed at how well Iron Man translated. I credit the film maker's inspiration. After all, Iron Man is a very Silicon Valley hero: conflicted, maverick, using technology to win, oh yeah, and having to deal with pesky boards and shareholders.