because information / users / capital / infrastructure are still secondary to (imo) the most important factor in a startup, the passion and drive of the founder

because information / users / capital / infrastructure are still secondary to (imo) the most important factor in a startup, the passion and drive of the founders. while the internet has greatly improved our access to knowledge, as good as skype and whatever are, it still hasnt replaced the experience of sitting down and having a beer with other founders and people passionate and knowledgeable about the same things.