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Potentially domain knowledge, contacts, access, name... Whether they are what is required will depend on the situation.

• argonaut 14y ago
  Contacts/access/name are useless if that's the primary skill someone brings. If you are an intelligent engineer, a few months in the Bay Area will get you contacts with investors. A great product will also get you contacts and access. Domain knowledge is useful, however (i.e. a lawyer at a startup doing online legal documents).
  • josephlord 14y ago
    I wouldn't put too much weight on general contacts/access/name either but if they are relevant to the domain and will have access to the target market and publicity in the target market it is worth something. I'm thinking a real leader in the relevant field (not technology start ups but your target market) and even in that case value will depend on the situation.
  • johnrgrace 14y ago
    Contacts/access/name is about more than investors, in some industries that's what you need to reach customers or suppliers.
    • argonaut 14y ago
      I put that under "domain expertise."