Certainly it's true everywhere. It's also not necessary in most places (including many places in SV). But you still want to convince the company that you can le

Certainly it's true everywhere. It's also not necessary in most places (including many places in SV). But you still want to convince the company that you can learn quickly and well enough to be worth it. If you don't have any of the traditional ways of signalling that (fancy degree, reference from somebody already in the game, etc), then this is probably the best way to go.