Tangential but IME those engineers do very very well, as they're good at marketing themselves, but more importantly they often align with the CTO/CEO who wants

Tangential but IME those engineers do very very well, as they're good at marketing themselves, but more importantly they often align with the CTO/CEO who wants to present the company as the hottest thing since sliced bread – they signal they're on the same page. Who is going to criticise the engineer who is open to new things / appears innovative / loves MVPs / 110% supportive of the latest bs the CTO is spewing? Yeah