The value in a startup comes from finding a profitable seam of product market fit. It doesn't take an MBA to do that, but a stereotypical engineer isn't likely

The value in a startup comes from finding a profitable seam of product market fit. It doesn't take an MBA to do that, but a stereotypical engineer isn't likely to find it either - it's all too common for an engineer to think that good engineering is what makes a good product, when in fact it's giving people something they want that matters. And a photo can be technically excellent, but if it's not of something interesting, it's unlikely to have broad interest.