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Clean energy founders love to talk about technology, capital, and scale. But few are prepared for the fourth pillar of success: government. Shomik Dutta, a co-founder and managing partner at Overture Ventures, learned that lesson firsthand after a career that spanned Obama’s White House, private equity, and venture capital. His takeaway: “if you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu.” In the latest episode of The Green Blueprint, Lara Pierpoint talks with Shomik how industrial policy is reshaping venture capital, why crypto offers an unexpected lobbying lesson, and how founders can engage the government as a strategic partner — even in this moment of political backlash. Listen now: https://lnkd.in/eHxu8GEg