# PCB Compliance Startup Confidee CEO Vidar Olsen on EMS@C-Level

- Show: [EMS@C-LEVEL](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level)
- Published: 2023-01-18
- Length: 19m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-01-18-pcb-compliance-startup-confidee-ceo-vidar-olsen-on-ems-c-level

## Summary

Vidar Olsen, CEO of Confidee, explains his new software platform designed to provide frictionless compliance data and transparency for printed circuit board (PCB) supply chains. With 35 years of industry experience, Olsen highlights the critical challenge of ensuring requirements flow down from product owners to manufacturers while maintaining data security and trust. The company, backed by Norwegian private investors, aims to bridge the gap between OEMs and suppliers by offering a transparent, as-a-service model that addresses growing demands for ESG compliance and supply chain visibility in industries like defense, healthcare, and energy.

## Chapters

- [0:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-01-18-pcb-compliance-startup-confidee-ceo-vidar-olsen-on-ems-c-level#t=7) Introduction: Vidar Olsen and Confidee's Launch
- [1:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-01-18-pcb-compliance-startup-confidee-ceo-vidar-olsen-on-ems-c-level#t=80) Olsen's 35-Year Background in Electronics and PCBs
- [2:26](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-01-18-pcb-compliance-startup-confidee-ceo-vidar-olsen-on-ems-c-level#t=146) The Compliance Knowledge Gap and Requirement Flow-Down
- [3:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-01-18-pcb-compliance-startup-confidee-ceo-vidar-olsen-on-ems-c-level#t=226) Confidee's Role in Supporting OEMs and Supply Chain Trust
- [5:52](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-01-18-pcb-compliance-startup-confidee-ceo-vidar-olsen-on-ems-c-level#t=352) Covering the Ecosystem from Laminate Suppliers to Fabricators
- [6:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-01-18-pcb-compliance-startup-confidee-ceo-vidar-olsen-on-ems-c-level#t=401) Data Security, Traceability, and the 'Zero Trust' Supply Chain
- [9:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-01-18-pcb-compliance-startup-confidee-ceo-vidar-olsen-on-ems-c-level#t=567) Building the Team and Growth Plans
- [10:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-01-18-pcb-compliance-startup-confidee-ceo-vidar-olsen-on-ems-c-level#t=636) Business Model: As-a-Service and Transparency
- [12:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-01-18-pcb-compliance-startup-confidee-ceo-vidar-olsen-on-ems-c-level#t=745) Reshoring PCB Manufacturing to Europe and the US
- [15:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-01-18-pcb-compliance-startup-confidee-ceo-vidar-olsen-on-ems-c-level#t=946) Market Reception, Investors, and ESG Focus

## Topics

- [Certification & compliance](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/certification-and-compliance)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)
- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)
- [Starting a product company](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/starting-a-company)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Confidee (company)
- Koh Young (company)
- CloudNC (company)
- Global Electronics Association (company)
- ATtiny (other)

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