Yes, non technical people can lead technical people successful - but I think they are the exceptions on the rule. As the leader you are responsible for the res

Yes, non technical people can lead technical people successful - but I think they are the exceptions on the rule. As the leader you are responsible for the results of the project - and if you don't understand the technology, you don't understand the risks of the technology. If you don't have an A+ team, they might be doing the wrong things and you wouldn't know. I'm talking about bad architecture, bad technology choices, full dependence on one developer,..