> Mr. Andreessen’s office declined to comment for this article, but he, like other tech industry executives, have said they find Mr. Romney’s business background appealing.<p>I've never understood this. Running a country is significantly different from running a business. For instance, businesses can fire underperforming employees. A President, on the other hand, can't say "Louisiana, we spend $1.78 on you for every $1.00 we get back in taxes. It's just not working out. We need states to be more like New Jersey, where we only spend $0.61 per $1.00 we get back. Please pack you things, and the TSA will escort you to the Mexican or Canadian exit. We wish you the best of luck in finding citizenship in some other country, and we will be happy to write you a letter of recommendation".<p>The background I think would be most appealing for a President would be someone who in college double majored in history and something quantitative (a hard science, engineering, or economics at a school with a very mathematical economics program), went to law school, and worked in some field with international exposure.