I've seen this partly. The influence of mediocre smooth talkers is hard to believe. I also believe that non-tech social groups are more impressed by large teams

I've seen this partly. The influence of mediocre smooth talkers is hard to believe. I also believe that non-tech social groups are more impressed by large teams rather than one or two geniuses. Lastly large companies asking loads of money to operate will also have cushions in case of problems.. the efficient lone wolf will not. People with deep non mainstream knowledge should avoid mainstream by wide margins and try to assemble in small groups of like-minded hackers.