During this episode, Santosh is joined by Ian Fletcher and Marc Fasteau, Co-Authors of “Industrial Policy for the United States: Winning the Competition for Good Jobs and High-Value Industries." In this conversation, Marc and Ian emphasize the need for a strategic approach to support key industries, highlighting the importance of government-sponsored research, trade protection, and a competitively valued currency. The conversation also covers the role of tariffs, workforce development, and the necessity of a unified economic strategy. The group advocates for intentional policies to foster economic growth, innovation, competitiveness in the global market, and more.
Highlights from their conversation include:
- Introducing Marc and Ian and the New Book (0:41)
- Defining Modern Industrial Policy (4:33)
- Industry-Based Economic View (5:35)
- Importance of Industry Selection (7:23)
- Global Perspectives on Industrial Policy (11:25)
- Three Pillars of Industrial Policy (17:26)
- List of Industrial Policy Tools (19:16)
- Granularity of Industrial Policy (25:27)
- Role of Tariffs in Industrial Policy (26:49)
- Workforce Development and Automation (29:00)
- Future of U.S. Industrial Policy (30:58)
- Challenges of Policy Silos (31:36)
- Hope for Unified Discipline in Industrial Policy (32:24)
About The Future of Supply Chain
During each episode of The Future of Supply Chain, we sit down with a different entrepreneur, investor, or industry veteran to discuss their story, views on the industry, and how we can collectively build the future of supply chain together. Listen to more episodes at https://www.dynamo.vc/podcasts.
About Dynamo Ventures
Dynamo Ventures is a pre-seed and seed stage fund that invests in supply chain and mobility startups, worldwide.