Knowing how to build a sucessful tech start-up and how to be a good president are two incredibly different skill sets. All of them are smart people so will have some much more interesting and thoughtful comments than the average bear but more interesting and thoughtful is a long ways off from saying most interesting and thoughtful. I also find it surprising that you left Bill Gates off because he seems to have the most relevant knowledge. Candidates have to slowly build respect and support within a major party over several years before they can have a shot at president. Politicians are by their nature safe and careful individuals when it comes to campaigns. There are a lot of ways to lose and only a few to win.
Knowing how to build a sucessful tech start-up and how to be a good president are two incredibly different skill sets.
In both cases one of the most important skill is hiring the right people and delegating responsibility to them.
A person who grew a startup to a massive company is likely better at that skill then the average senator.
In both cases one of the most important skill is hiring the right people and delegating responsibility to them. A person who grew a startup to a massive company is likely better at that skill then the average senator.
The President has to be able to operate effectively within the existing structure and deal with the people who were elected by voters or rose up through the bureaucracy. I don’t know that running a successful startup is a good way to get acclimated to overseeing the largest bureaucracy in the country and working within the system to get things done.
In the US the president can pick a lot of the people who work under him. He isn’t as limited as UK or German politicians in that regard.
Big tech companies also go through a lot of negotiations. They acquire companies, negotiate deals with other companies and they do lobby for political legislation.
They still aren’t Washington insiders. They lack relationships and inside knowledge about how deals get made in Washington. That’s not perfect but they can hire people who do know how Washington works.
To the extend that we aren’t happy with the way Washington works and want a change in how it operates, having a president who’s not a Washington insider has advantages.
Knowing how to build a sucessful tech start-up and how to be a good president are two incredibly different skill sets.
I’m not so sure—both involve convincing a number of people to follow one’s leadership and contribute significant funds/energy/time towards one’s cause. Launching a political campaign is more similar to launching a big successful startup than working as a truck driver, or as an engineer, or really doing just about any regular job.
Knowing how to build a sucessful tech start-up and how to be a good president are two incredibly different skill sets. All of them are smart people so will have some much more interesting and thoughtful comments than the average bear but more interesting and thoughtful is a long ways off from saying most interesting and thoughtful. I also find it surprising that you left Bill Gates off because he seems to have the most relevant knowledge. Candidates have to slowly build respect and support within a major party over several years before they can have a shot at president. Politicians are by their nature safe and careful individuals when it comes to campaigns. There are a lot of ways to lose and only a few to win.
In both cases one of the most important skill is hiring the right people and delegating responsibility to them. A person who grew a startup to a massive company is likely better at that skill then the average senator.
The President has to be able to operate effectively within the existing structure and deal with the people who were elected by voters or rose up through the bureaucracy. I don’t know that running a successful startup is a good way to get acclimated to overseeing the largest bureaucracy in the country and working within the system to get things done.
In the US the president can pick a lot of the people who work under him. He isn’t as limited as UK or German politicians in that regard.
Big tech companies also go through a lot of negotiations. They acquire companies, negotiate deals with other companies and they do lobby for political legislation.
They still aren’t Washington insiders. They lack relationships and inside knowledge about how deals get made in Washington. That’s not perfect but they can hire people who do know how Washington works.
To the extend that we aren’t happy with the way Washington works and want a change in how it operates, having a president who’s not a Washington insider has advantages.
I’m not so sure—both involve convincing a number of people to follow one’s leadership and contribute significant funds/energy/time towards one’s cause. Launching a political campaign is more similar to launching a big successful startup than working as a truck driver, or as an engineer, or really doing just about any regular job.