Can an engineer make a good businessman?
Engineers tend to be ‘thinkers’ (Check out NLP)
Thinkers weigh up the risks involved with starting a business, throwing their house/ relationships/ money into a ‘hair-brained’ scheme and most will turn away from that, preferring a little more security.
Entreprenuers, on the other hand may be ‘entertainers’ ignoring the risks and not caring about the facts in order to make their idea a reality. If the idea works, they become successful businessmen, and even if they dont they will likely try again.
I tend to agree with the Sugar.
And also Peter Poddy.
Engineers make stuff you can touch.
Software designers copy and paste.