"These people get technology in a way your typical banker never will". I think that's very wrong. A lot of very clever, ambitious people go into high finance,

"These people get technology in a way your typical banker never will". I think that's very wrong. A lot of very clever, ambitious people go into high finance, and these people are perfectly capable of "getting it". They may not become expert programmers over night, but they are certainly capable of figuring out how an industry may look with a new startup on the scene.