In every business, in every industry, management does matter.
Creativity can flourish within sensible financial limitations.
If you're really good, you should express yourself...a lot.
Content has always driven the business. Now it's no longer the queen to a king of distribution; it is the king, king, king, because the consumer has complete choice.
I think when you get inured with the past, you get committed to the past, you stop growing.
You just have to make sure the model you're working on does not undersell your product.