Back in 2012, I attended an event with Microsoft Venture sponsored for alumni by both the engineering and business schools at my University. I went hoping to

Back in 2012, I attended an event with Microsoft Venture sponsored for alumni by both the engineering and business schools at my University. I went hoping to meet cool technology people and exchange ideas. When I arrived and started talking to people it became clear that I was the only alum from the engineering school. At that point, I had worked in Silicon Valley for 12 years and had several successful product developments under my belt. Yet I couldn’t understand a word of what the MBAs were saying. Their words would stream out and there was no content or substance whatsoever to anything they were saying. I left with the impression that very few had any idea what technology development was or how to bring a technology product to market. When I mentioned that I was from the engineering school, few wanted to continue the conversation.