These days its easy for companies to remain mediocre and stay in business, thanks to FOSS and a competitive market lowering their tooling price. Some time ago I

These days its easy for companies to remain mediocre and stay in business, thanks to FOSS and a competitive market lowering their tooling price. Some time ago I realized that the only way to get the real worth out of value I create (as a highly skilled developer) I need to be building products / services and selling them to these mediocre corporations, I could not see a way I could survive in these companies in the long term. (weather they provided me with a growth path or not)