When Oli and I (yes, it does get confusing!) decided to form Count, we had one goal: to shake up the data industry.
Both of us had experienced the frustrations of working with data—clunky workflows, hours spent building models and reports that went unused, and seeing decisions made on gut instinct over carefully crafted analysis.
But we also saw the incredible potential for data to transform organisations.
With the right tools, we knew we could help data teams rediscover the joy of working with data. Today, thanks to the amazing people we’ve been lucky enough to work with, that idea has become the product it is now.
And it's so exciting to see data teams like those at Bumble, Accenture, and Too Good to Go using it to change how their entire organisation use data to drive their businesses.
This is only the beginning; we can't wait to see where the next few years take us!
— Ollie Hughes, Co-Founder & CEO
After graduating from Cambridge with a MEng Degree, Ollie discovered a passion for process improvement working as a consultant in manufacturing plants across Europe. He went on to lead data teams at Tesco and Innocent Drinks where his love of data was solidified.
Outside of work, he’s a devoted husband, father of two, and secret gamer.
Oli first met Ollie during their time at Cambridge, where he studied Physics before earning a PhD from Imperial College London. Oli combines his technical skills with impeccable design - which allows him to build truly differentiated technical products.
Outside of work, Oli is a proud father of three, an avid tennis player, boxing enthusiast, and enjoys staying up-to-date with the latest Physics news.
