While I agree wholeheartedly, I can't help but feel that investors still cherish face-to-face availability over the occasional Skype or message conversation. If

While I agree wholeheartedly, I can't help but feel that investors still cherish face-to-face availability over the occasional Skype or message conversation. If funding is your business route, anyway. The network impact on startup success is undoubtedly important, but so is keeping investors happy. And where are all the big investors these days? Besides, who would you trust more with your money: someone who you know is available to physically run over and meet you at any instant, or someone half-way across the world who can only talk when wifi is working?