Mitt Romney was in charge of Bain Capital , an investment firm , from 1984 to 1999 . He left the company and went on to run for president as a Republican candidate ( he lost ) but did not leave with his money. Venture capitalists are vilified as money-grubbing opportunists . Davis : Venture-backed businesses generate a large number of good jobs because businesses that require the financial muscle of venture capital usually require the intellectual muscle of highly skilled and educated labor . Venture capitalists generate many jobs by creating new products and businesses . He says that politicians should put more faith in businesses , including venture capital markets .
Mitt Romney was in charge of Bain Capital , an investment firm , from 1984 to 1999 . He left the company and went on to run for president as a Republican candidate ( he lost ) but did not leave with his money. Venture capitalists are vilified as money-grubbing opportunists . Davis : Venture capitalists generate many jobs by creating new products and businesses . He says that politicians should put more faith in businesses , including venture capital markets .