When I saw the title I assumed it was Valve. Interesting that it's also a gaming company. There must be something about this kind of corporate structure and gaming that go really well together.
It's more about the freedom necessary to make good art. Movies are done in a very similar fashion. No director runs around telling grips how to tape things or how to run wires. Doesn't happen. Micromanaging kills (or slows) creative processes.
