P.S.> On a professional note, chasing buzzwords and credentials is a servile pursuit, and will probably put you at a bargaining disadvantage. The key thing is

P.S.> On a professional note, chasing buzzwords and credentials is a servile pursuit, and will probably put you at a bargaining disadvantage. The key thing is to provide value. I know people without degrees who have provided value. People come to them, and pay them what they ask. I also know people from MIT and Princeton who have not provided value, and they still have to toady-up and suck it like everyone else.