Just a piece of anecdotal evidence, one of my bosses has since become a VP of engineering at Netflix without a development background. One advantage he always h

Just a piece of anecdotal evidence, one of my bosses has since become a VP of engineering at Netflix without a development background. One advantage he always had was a fantastic group of engineers around him. He did a great job identifying the right leads, letting them drive technical decisions and it was his job to align those with the business objectives and then “manage” the team. I could easily see him in CTO role in another large organization but may not do as well at a smaller startup where he’d have to provide more hands on technical leadership, perhaps without those strong senior engineers.