[darrmit]

I like to think I am leaning in that direction! I have no real desire at this point in my career to be an executive unless it's an executive with a close association to the technical problems/decisions facing a company. I feel like product gives me a chance to strike that balance, whereas my original career path (sysadmin --> project manager/consulting engineer --> technical manager) had me dedicating a lot more time to business decisions and people management that I preferred.