Zach Nelson

Netsuite Turns Commerce Into a Cloud Service

Arik Hesseldahl in News on May 15 at 3:30 pm PT

To the growing list of things that can be sold “as-a-service” you can now add commerce. And create a new acronym: CaaS.

Another Sunny Day for Cloud Company NetSuite

Arik Hesseldahl in News on February 2 at 2:50 pm PT

Cloud software player Netsuite’s earnings beat the Street, and its shares are surging.

Sarah Lacy Debuts New Tech Site, PandoDaily — $2M+ in Funding and Guess Who’s Working for Her? (Video)

Kara Swisher in Media on January 16 at 9:00 am PT

Here’s the brave woman who will be the new boss of Michael Arrington, M.G. Siegler and Paul Carr. (You read that right.)

NetSuite Sales Surge, Making for a Good Day in the Cloud

Arik Hesseldahl in News on November 3, 2011 at 2:43 pm PT

After reporting record-setting quarterly results, NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson talks about the the state of the cloud business and what he likes about competing with SAP.

What’s Behind the Marc Benioff-Larry Ellison Feud?

Arik Hesseldahl in News on October 5, 2011 at 11:54 am PT

The long-simmering feud between the CEOs of Salesforce.com and Oracle is about fundamentally different views on cloud computing technology. But it’s also more than a little bit personal.

The Long Reach of Oracle’s Larry Ellison

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on July 30, 2011 at 7:35 am PT

If it ever seems like Larry Ellison’s fingerprints are all over the software industry, it’s not your imagination, but you have to see it to believe it.

Seven Questions for NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on May 23, 2011 at 5:35 am PT

Having pushed the rock of cloud computing uphill for more than a decade, things are suddenly turning NetSuite’s way, and the moment is sweet. Make that “suite.”

NetSuite Beats Street by a Penny

John Paczkowski in News on November 4, 2009 at 1:54 pm PT

Investors expecting NetSuite to break even on a per-share basis for its third quarter were given a pleasant surprise this afternoon when the company beat estimates by a penny.

NBC Grabs a High-Profile Blogger to Boost Its Local Site: Eater Co-Founder Ben Leventhal

Peter Kafka in Media on October 27, 2009 at 3:00 pm PT

News for the foodie/NY blog scene: Ben Leventhal, co-founder of the influential Eater blog, is headed to GE’s NBC Universal, where he’ll oversee “lifestyle content” for NBC’s growing local Web unit.

Van Natta Takes Playlist CEO Job, With New Investment by Pittman

Kara Swisher in News on November 10, 2008 at 9:00 pm PT

Former Facebook exec Owen Van Natta will take the CEO job at a music discovery site called Playlist, a move that had been speculated last week, after he did not end up taking another position as head of MySpace Music. Van Natta’s arrival at Playlist was not the only news for the Palo Alto, Calif.-based start-up–former AOL exec Bob Pittman’s Pilot Investment Group is also investing an undisclosed amount of money in Playlist, and Pittman will join its board. The site, which has been called Project Playlist, had previously raised several million dollars. The new round of funding super-sized that, sources said, hovering at about $18 million. “Discovery around music is exploding on the Internet,” said Van Natta to BoomTown, in an interview this afternoon, giving it as his main reason for joining Playlist.