Entrepreneurship, Silicon Valley, and Building Count: Insights from Chris Smith

In this episode of the New Zealand Tech Podcast, Paul Spain interviews Chris Smith, the co-founder and CEO of Count, an AI-powered accounting platform. Chris shares his journey from growing up in Seattle surrounded by tech giants to founding Dash Tickets and Story in New Zealand, working at Amazon and Meta, and ultimately creating Count to address the frustrations he experienced with existing accounting software. They discuss the challenges and opportunities in the accounting software market, Count's AI-first, human-powered approach, its feature set, and its plans for future expansion, including partnerships and integrations. Chris also touches on the importance of customer feedback and the company's commitment to moving fast and building collaboratively with its users.