I think this will become an increasingly false dichotemy. Imagine if a few hundred years ago we were having this conversation, we might be saying, "Is literacy

I think this will become an increasingly false dichotemy. Imagine if a few hundred years ago we were having this conversation, we might be saying, "Is literacy really necessary for all members of a business?" Technical literacy will soon become a requirement to successfully operate a new business, especially a tech-focused company. There are plenty of people who can do both, and they will eat the lunches of those that can't. Saying, "I'm a business guy!" is great, but not when someone is standing next to you saying, "I'm a business guy and I understand everything you talk about engineering-wise."