Managers who don't understand math is a huge limiting factor that has a tendency to infiltrate companies over time. When you look at the most successful startu

Managers who don't understand math is a huge limiting factor that has a tendency to infiltrate companies over time. When you look at the most successful startups of the last 50 years or so, it seems to me that most of them were founded by people with a strong STEM background (and math talent), even if several dropped out before finishing college. On average, I think these founders had at least a quite strong pre-graduate level understanding of math, if not more. I believe that level is roughly the minimum required to lead a team of highly educated tech workers.