Technology is making the "business guy" less important (not unimportant, but less important). Why? Because it unchains the hacker with a little people skills from his terminal.
With modern languages, frameworks, automated testing, debugging, and IDE's, some hackers can produce much more per unit time. Or produce the same amount in less time. And then go out and talk about it with the time saved.
Sure, business guys often bring something to the table, but so can unchained hackers. Just like women threw away their aprons to join the workforce, hackers can now set aside their keyboards to sell.
Don't forget, a lot of hackers are "business guys", too. Now, it's a little easier to see the forest when you can cut down trees faster.
With modern languages, frameworks, automated testing, debugging, and IDE's, some hackers can produce much more per unit time. Or produce the same amount in less time. And then go out and talk about it with the time saved.
Sure, business guys often bring something to the table, but so can unchained hackers. Just like women threw away their aprons to join the workforce, hackers can now set aside their keyboards to sell.
Don't forget, a lot of hackers are "business guys", too. Now, it's a little easier to see the forest when you can cut down trees faster.