For me, the value I'd get from an investor would be industry contacts. I'm self-taught, haven't worked anywhere big, and grew up in a not-very-techy part of the

For me, the value I'd get from an investor would be industry contacts. I'm self-taught, haven't worked anywhere big, and grew up in a not-very-techy part of the country. For the side-projects I have brewing that would potentially be businesses, the value of investment capital pales in comparison to getting my feet in the door to show off my work to people who might be interested. That's a data point of one, and VCs are dealing with . . . uh, everyone but me. So I'm not making a blanket statement about what value should be. But that's what I would find useful.