This guy is a bit out of touch with reality. He apparently works on his own as digital design debugging consultant, meaning he likely hasn't worked for larger firms. If he did, he'd know that at most hardware design companies, there's a pretty clear split between design and verification, and people simply don't bother learning the skills necessary to do both. He can bluster on about how HIS consultancy has benefitted from his ability to do both, yeah we get it man, but you're a one-man shop. Specialization, have you heard of it?