[dasil003]

To me the conflict is not just time allocation, but it's the mentality. When you put your engineer hat all you can see are flaws, but when you put on your CEO hat, especially in the context of fundraising or biz dev you need to spin things positively. I find it difficult to make this mental switch.

[atwebb]

That's a really great way of putting it.

I think another issue is "birds of a feather" related. Unless you've got a wide personal circle (or force one) the people you're talking with most with have the same engineering view and can form an echo chamber of flaws and technical issues. They may be valid but they probably aren't that crucial.

[iseff]

Great point. Engineers sometimes like to see the broken in the world. Leaders need to have the tendency to see the possibilities. Emotional Intelligence is so, so hard (and something I struggle with consistently).

[yuhong]

Reminds me of this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2545823