Great comment! I worked in a closed, secretive space for a long time. When I left the secretive space, I had no public "street credit" that would've helped me

Great comment! I worked in a closed, secretive space for a long time. When I left the secretive space, I had no public "street credit" that would've helped me land remote work. I had to rely on referrals. I'm 100% certain public code and street credit would have made my potential clients more comfortable with me. Plus, having the benefits of having a long, extended public track record communicating with others would have helped too.