I consider myself a business founder, yet I have an M.S. in computer science. Much of it really depends on the skills you choose to develop during your career.

I consider myself a business founder, yet I have an M.S. in computer science. Much of it really depends on the skills you choose to develop during your career. For me, I leveraged volunteer time with non-profits to fill in holes (including marketing, accounting, fundraising, and relationship building) which were difficult to develop in a technical role. This is also the reason why my co-founder has the role of CTO. I let him take the lead on the technical side and support whenever I'm not working on the business side. The current system is very supportive of generalists with a strong technical background. Just my observations...