[sixhobbits]

I've had completely the opposite experience at Ritza, my dev rel agency, for the last 5 years.

My favourite is to work directly with owners, cofounders, etc. They know what they want, and they have the authority to approve stuff - it's really nice just focusing on the 'real' work instead of the admin and to know that the goals they set are likely valuable and not just someone trying to check a box somewhere.