Executives’ keynotes at software conference, following flashing lights and loud sounds, and are often primarily cheerleading.

Compensation for Intuit CEO Sasan Goodarzi rose 9 percent for the year ended July 30. Goodarzi’s pay hit $27.2 million in the last fiscal year, up from $24.9 million in fiscal 2021.

Zoho has exceeded $1 billion in annual revenue, the Chennai, India.-based software company said this month. But it looks like much of that gain came in its home country where India's annual revenue increased by 77 percent in 2021.