ThanksBud

Great post. I feel that we may be trying to answer 2-3 of these items at once. Would this discourage an incubator such as YC to steer clear simply based on the complexity of the product? Can a project be too big for a 3 month incubator? Our company is further along than we can properly indicate and we will be able to get far in 3 months but I am wondering if people think that this is a negative mark on incubator programs. Thoughts?

Absolutely. I was being very general and would say that these are all covered in my "experience" category. Of course, all these are very fact specific. What do you need the most? What gaps need to be filled? Can you outsource your coding needs? Do you need investors or, if you already have investors, do you need someone that can keep up investor relations? I stand by my original comment that integrity and passion come first. After that, you need to make sure that the person has the skills necessary to fill in the shoes of the person you need. If you have more than one person with all these qualities, go with you gut.

Integrity, passion, and experience in that order. My 2 cents and probably over-priced.