
How to Build AI Solutions That Actually Work on the Factory Floor: Renan Devillieres - OSS Ventures
**Podcast Name:** AI in Manufacturing Podcast
**Episode Title:** How to Build AI Solutions That Actually Work on the Factory Floor
**Guest:** Renan De Villiers, Founder & CEO, OSS Ventures
**Host:** Kudzai Manditereza
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## 1. Episode Summary
This episode explores why only 5% of factories currently operate like tech companies — and what it will take to reach 50% within a decade. Renan De Villiers, founder and CEO of OSS Ventures, a Paris- and Boston-based venture builder with 22 spun-out companies live in 3,800 factories worldwide, shares hard-won lessons from visiting over 900 manufacturing…
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