What it Takes to Build a BI Platform | Colin Zima, CEO of Omni

Colin Zima is the cofounder and CEO of Omni, a data platform that combines the consistency of a shared data model with the speed and freedom of SQL. They recently raised their $69M Series B led by ICONIQ Growth. He was previously the Chief Analytics Officer at Looker. Colin"s favorite book: Blink (Author: Malcolm Gladwell) (00:01) Introduction (01:10) What Is a Data Model and Why It Matters (03:27) Gaps in the Modern Data Stack (05:38) The Staying Power of SQL (07:29) Origin Story: Why Omni Was Created (10:13) Lessons from Building the MVP (12:48) Go-to-Market Insights: Zero to Ten Customers (16:02) Founder-Led Sales and Marketing Tactics (18:58) Company Building: Recruiting and Product Challenges (21:34) Product Positioning in a Crowded Market (23:26) Design Philosophy in Enterprise Software (28:21) Omni"s Tech Stack and Development Strategy (28:57) Real-World Use of AI Inside the Company (31:01) Future of Data Tooling and Role of AI (33:49) Rapid Fire Round -------- Where to find Colin Zima:  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colinzima/ -------- Where to find Prateek Joshi:  Newsletter: https://prateekjoshi.substack.com  Website: https://prateekj.com  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prateek-joshi-infinite X: https://x.com/prateekvjoshi