"I have been asked a lot, Mari why would you join Phase Connect?"
"Well, for one i'll say, i really don't have as many restrictions as you seem to think i do".
"The main reason i did join was because i really wanted to be able to give you guys more, like having a team of people able to help me. But hey, you can still do that when you're indie? And the answer is yes, but i don't think people understand how difficult it is to get stuff done quickly if you're not corpo. Having people vouch for you makes things easier, makes them go so much faster."
I am slightly paraphrasing, but that is the gist of what Mari is saying.
Basically, she joined for the support network.