Talent from Hollywood to Silicon Valley
continuity of a film. Losing a director, cinematographer, best boy or set designer can change a film’s aesthetic completely.
Other industries also utilize the word ‘Talent,’ although in a somewhat different manner. In Silicon Valley, talent is in a stage of redefinition. Unlike Hollywood’s creative types, talent in the Valley primarily refers to brilliant Engineers. Developers are the hot commodity here, gauged on their ability to code complex and cutting edge software and websites.
Although software developers are considered more mathematical than creative (this could be argued), they also possess an irreplaceable talent quality. Trying to swap out a head developer mid-project can be just as disastrous as losing a lead actor. Developers utilize their own methods and signatures in writing code, and finding a new engineer to pick up the pieces
