Larry Ellison

President Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago on Monday. The talks focused on securing a U.S.-backed ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Over the weekend, Trump also worked to advance a potential peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, speaking by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday before welcoming Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to his Palm Beach, Florida, club later that day. Meanwhile, Paramount’s hostile bid to buy Warner Bros. continues. Last week, the deal gained backing from Larry Ellison, father of Paramount CEO David Ellison, who said he would guarantee more than $40 billion in equity. In California, the state has lost more than a quarter of its immigration judges this year. Some retired, while others were terminated without advance notice, adding pressure to an already overburdened court system. And Southern California is facing another week of extreme weather. After days of storms, forecasters are warning of high winds up to 65 miles per hour through Tuesday. Read more at LATimes.com.

Happy NetSuite Podcast launch! What better way to kick things off than diving into a discussion with NetSuite founder and current EVP of Development, Evan Goldberg? Chatting with host Kendall Fisher, Goldberg takes us on his journey through founding NetSuite, going all the way back to his early days, working in a small office above a hair salon and beside a liquor store in Silicon Valley. He explains how he leveraged his relationship with Larry Ellison (5:42) to make it happen, and how the Oracle founder still remains his mentor today. Goldberg also reveals three big ways the Oracle acquisition has helped NetSuite scale over the last two years (12:37) and answers why he still loves coming to work every single day (18:19).