He is a brilliant, genius technologist. I don't find him a brilliant intellectual.
Einstein was a brilliant physicist. Otherwise he was not a paragon of human virtues.
Maradona was a brilliant soccer player. As a coach he was a disaster.
I have nothing against Andreessen, and, of course, he is 1,000 the professional that I could not even aspire but dream of being. But outside of technology, I don't find him convincing. He is very articulate and can speak without thinking, and that is a huge and massive advantage when you are in a position of professional and intellectual power.
Obama's success has undoubtedly and largely been aided by his ability to be tremendously effective in public speaking.
Is he a brilliant technologist if he pivoted to being an investor like 25 years ago? I'm not here to bash VCs but they're not really active contributors to the advancement of technology.
Einstein was a brilliant physicist. Otherwise he was not a paragon of human virtues.
Maradona was a brilliant soccer player. As a coach he was a disaster.
I have nothing against Andreessen, and, of course, he is 1,000 the professional that I could not even aspire but dream of being. But outside of technology, I don't find him convincing. He is very articulate and can speak without thinking, and that is a huge and massive advantage when you are in a position of professional and intellectual power.
Obama's success has undoubtedly and largely been aided by his ability to be tremendously effective in public speaking.