This Entrepreneur Raised $350 Million To Accelerate The Transition To Clean Energy Barrett Bilotta has raised hundreds of millions in capital for his energy company in the past year alone. Today, the company is in hyper-growth mode as they expand from the northeast into other parts of the country. On the Dealmakers Podcast, Bilotta talked about building businesses in college, how the military prepares you for entrepreneurship, solar energy, and taxes as a profit center.He also discussed being one of the few companies out there growing their team this year. Listen to the full audio for all the details here. Preparing For Entrepreneurship Barrett Bilotta was born and raised in a small town in Massachusetts. From an early age he was involved in hockey as a goalkeeper. Something he says was instrumental in forging him to deal with the stress and environment he would later encounter as a business owner. Coming from a long line of family members that served in the military, and having to find a way to cover his college tuition and degree in political science, he initially enlisted with the Coast Guard. It seemed like a natural progression from his time in the boy scouts, and just a couple years after 9/11, a patriotic duty. This transitioned into the National Guard and ROTC which offered a better deal for financing his college studies. On graduation, he was a commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Army. Stint In The Army - A Learning Experience The military also proved instrumental in preparing Bilotta for going into startups and business. He says that he learned systems, and how to get things done to complete whatever mission they were given. He also learned how to listen to senior people with more experience, but then have the authority to direct his own team, and bring together people from all types of backgrounds to get things done. Additionally, he learned how to get into a good daily cadence, and still be able to take on the new and unexpected things that are going…
