That I would agree with. The article states Success in an area is not transferable. You need concrete domain knowledge. That just seemed a bit too restrictive.

That I would agree with. The article states Success in an area is not transferable. You need concrete domain knowledge. That just seemed a bit too restrictive. Transferable skills can be very non-specific. A drug dealer might now more about word-of-mouth marketing than a CS whiz kid who writes very smooth iPhone apps.