4. To acquire experts (or not)

The question of whether or not to equip the incubator with permanent experts in various critical technological fields may arise. The following series of questions is designed to answer this question or, at the very least, to stimulate reflection.

• What kind of expertise will be needed over the long term, i.e. beyond the time the initiatives spend in the incubator?

• How do you maintain expert knowledge? How can we ensure that, in their support role alone, they remain at the cutting edge of their expertise?

• Are resources in the identified areas of expertise available and rapidly mobilized in the rest of the organization?

• Where should this expertise be located? Within the intrapreneurial team rather than the incubator structure? Is it an important...