Yep. I have done it well but I have also experienced exactly as your comment describes. In those scenarios, some poor tech lead is appointed whose responsibilit

Yep. I have done it well but I have also experienced exactly as your comment describes. In those scenarios, some poor tech lead is appointed whose responsibilities include estimation, knowing the whole backlog, managing tech debt, managing risks and hiring for the team (instead of an empowered team doing all this)