Episode 16 - David Hailey - Countifi
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This week, we have David Hailey, Founder & CEO of Countifi, in the hot seat, and co-hosting is Brett Rogers, Co-founder & COO of TendoNova. Our hosts sat down with David to explore how Countifi is using AI to tackle one of the most overlooked and expensive problems in the airline industry: inventory waste.
Key Topics:
🧠 How David turned his experience as an EY auditor into an AI-powered startup solving $4B worth of airline inventory inefficiencies.
📸 How Countifi uses computer vision to track what items are actually being used on planes—and what’s just dead weight.
🚀 The reality of bootstrapping a tech company as a non-technical founder, and what it takes to scale into healthcare and beyond.
🧩 Lessons on hiring, founder mindset, and what to do when you feel like quitting (hint: focus on the problem you're still solving).
👨👦 How David’s journey inspired his son to launch a business of his own.
Don't miss this inspiring episode about innovation, grit, and building the future of operational intelligence.
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