Examples: MBAs, Marissa Mayer, Lisa Su... Of course not all engineers are cut out for management and some don't even want to do the transition, but a lot of su

Examples: MBAs, Marissa Mayer, Lisa Su... Of course not all engineers are cut out for management and some don't even want to do the transition, but a lot of successful CEOs (especially in tech) come from a combination of technical background + MBA. I would add that attention to detail (a characteristic from technical people) is a good indicator of how this transfer can be achieved successfully. A healthy distrust of generalists is understandable, given that a characteristic of bsing is to talk in generalities (no details) and some are very adept at convincing interviewers of their supposed skills. Related: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32311904 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32311904