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Table 4

Knowledge, logics and attributes of advisors

	Functionalists	Architects
Advisor's knowledge domain	Functional knowledge within a venture development stage and often within a particular knowledge domain (e.g. science and technology, business development, marketing and sales and finance, accounting and legal matters)	Functional knowledge and Entrepreneurial knowledge. The latter refers to an in-depth understanding of the underlying principle of building an entrepreneurial firm, its process and required components, including expertise/know-what and know-who
Advisor's logics	Causal logics derived from functional experience and learned traditional management techniques (e.g. MBA)	Effectual logics derived from a track record of entrepreneurial experience

	Functionalists	Architects
Advisor's knowledge domain	Functional knowledge within a venture development stage and often within a particular knowledge domain (e.g. science and technology, business development, marketing and sales and finance, accounting and legal matters)	Functional knowledge and Entrepreneurial knowledge. The latter refers to an in-depth understanding of the underlying principle of building an entrepreneurial firm, its process and required components, including expertise/know-what and know-who
Advisor's logics	Causal logics derived from functional experience and learned traditional management techniques (e.g. MBA)	Effectual logics derived from a track record of entrepreneurial experience

Advisor's institutional affiliation	Count	%	Count	%
Venture capitalist	3	3	4	25
Tech. transfer officer	7	7	0	0
Academics	31	31	0	0
Prof. advisors	21	21	4	25
Gov. agent	5	5	1	6
Ind. advisor	32	32	7	44
Total	99	100	16	100