I agree. Product owners should be part of the team. The separation is because I often saw Product owners saying “how” something should be made in the stories.

I agree. Product owners should be part of the team. The separation is because I often saw Product owners saying “how” something should be made in the stories. Or invite all the developers to meetings. If your developers need a meeting for more details, they’ll ask for it. And let them decide how to make something; as a PO your job is to keep a lot of nonsense away from your team and talk about “what” to make with the client. Perhaps the tech lead joins some of these conversations, especially in the beginning.