#4 - Ex-VP of Product at Looker, he launched Omni, the challenger in Business Intelligence

Colin is the co-founder & CEO of Omni, the Business Intelligence tool that has seen rapid adoption over the past years. By 2025, Omni had raised $69 million and reached a valuation of $650 million. Many data leaders are now choosing to abandon their traditional BI tools in favor of Omni.We address :🔥 Why Colin left his role as VP of Product at Looker to build a new BI tool🔥 The Omni vision: reconciling enterprise BI governance with the flexibity of Excel and SQL🔥 AI for Analysis (”chat with your data”): what Omni did differently in its Semantic Layer to make it work🔥 The future of Data teams when anyone can do complex analyses in minutes❤️ SPONSORThis episode is made possible by Omni, the next-generation BI platform already used by many companies (Brevo, Photoroom, etc.).👉 Discover the demos📚 RESOURCES- Colin's LinkedIn- Jason Lemkin’s SaaStr blog- Dave Kellog’s Kellblog blog- Demos on the Omni website (Build in Public)🎬 CHAPTERS00:00 Colin’s career path01:37 Omni’s initial vision05:07 From Looker to Omni09:42 Why data leaders choose Omni15:53 AI for Analysis (”Chat with your data”): what Omni did differently in its Semantic Layer to make it work20:12 “Building in public” at Omni24:36 The evolution of data teams30:58 The specifics of the French market32:30 Colin’s resource recommendations33:13 What he likes most about data🧐 OTHER EPISODES #1 - BlaBlaCar : Managing 50 Data People with Manu, VP Data#2 - Deezer : How I restructured the Business Analytics team and made it more Business-Focused#3 - Aircall: Adapting the Data Strategy to the slowing economic environment🎙 SUPPORT THE PODCAST FOR FREE1/ Subscribe 🔔2/ Leave a 5 stars review on Apple Podcasts here 🥰 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.