Sustainability and Manufacturing: How New Technologies Can Help Save the Planet with Renan Devillieres

<p><strong>Connect with Renan Devillieres</strong></p><p><strong>Website: </strong><a href="https://www.oss.ventures/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.oss.ventures/</a></p><p><strong>LinkedIn: </strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/renan-devillieres/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/renan-devillieres/</a></p><p><strong>Lisa Ryan:&nbsp;</strong>Hey, it's Lisa Ryan. Welcome to the Manufacturer's Network Podcast. Our guest today is Renan Devillieres. Renan is the visionary Founder and CEO of OSS Ventures, who is dedicated to shaping the future of the manufacturing sector through startups and innovative solutions. With substantial operations, SaaS, and venture capital background, Renan is an inspiring leader committed to driving sustainability and fostering adaptability in the ever-evolving industrial landscape. Renan, welcome to the show.</p><p><strong>Renan Devillieres:</strong>&nbsp;Thank you for having me.</p><p><strong>Lisa Ryan:&nbsp;</strong>Please share your background and what led you to do what you're doing with OSS Ventures.</p><p><strong>Renan Devillieres:&nbsp;</strong>Sure. I'm 36, and I started my career as an operations guy. I was working in factories. I was a factory director and supply chain director. Then, I became the assistant director of Richmond Co., a luxury company. And I got to see the incredible world that produces physical things, and I loved it. And then, as I was always a geek, I started coding something in my bedroom and ended up creating a good tech company, leaving my job and ending up in San Francisco, setting my startup to Google, and having a lot of traction there.</p><p>I discovered the world of tech. And when I sold my company and my shares in the company, I told myself the World of Tech is just incredible. I love operations. Let's bring those two worlds together. And as I had a bit of money, I chose the investor slash venture builder path.</p><p>What we do at O US Ventures has been three years and a half. We eit