For clarification: Are you suggesting Dropbox’s leaders aren’t well rounded? Or that they are and that they also need to be stellar engineers? I think you make

For clarification: Are you suggesting Dropbox’s leaders aren’t well rounded? Or that they are and that they also need to be stellar engineers? I think you make a great point either way. I’d elaborate on that and say a business leader needs to deeply understand the product they make/sell, so if your core product is tech, I agree and see your point. But I still think they need to be really good at all facets of the business. They still need to understand the market and how to promote and how to close sales. Those skills don’t really develop if the only thing you do is engineering. Take HubSpot’s CTO Dharmesh for example. Brilliant engineer! But he applies his curiosity to understanding people and markets and solving unsolved problems. He understands the whole business. He also understands his own shortcomings and surrounds himself with people with complementary skills, because he knows full well that engineering alone isn’t enough.