a large organization that can pay stable wages over time is going to look for formal credentials when making a hiring decision. Further from that kind of (big,b

a large organization that can pay stable wages over time is going to look for formal credentials when making a hiring decision. Further from that kind of (big,bureaucratic) group, are quickly assembling and then dissolving entities .. in other words "nice work if you can get it" .. with far less stability. Another term for this is "the Wild West" environment. There are some applicable analogies to the way Hollywood makes movies also perhaps, but with far less grounding. In the Hollywood example from what I know of.. small "tiger teams" assemble with fundamentals, then quickly farm out the sexy work to disposable contracting firms, who then hire even more disposable people with various skill levels. In other words, lots of fun and excitement but also lots of work place abuses and low stability. Over time, Hollywood formed unions for a surprisingly large number of roles (like writers) because the real truth of business is not pretty. Needless to say, Silicon Valley has moved very quickly, and the Hollywood stories are not exactly applicable.