The truth is, in the business community, business experience is much more valuable than theoretical kind of stuff. Create a star-quality team where you can then build a brand around those people. I would do a dream team of professors but not have 3,000 of them. Then you'd have a real think tank. There are so many great ideas on the Internet right now.
People call into radio talk shows for advice.
But there's a downside to only consulting through the Internet. Clients need more and want more often. A quick fix isn't always enough even when you have the leading experts in the world. If you're a consultant and you're providing ideas that result in major change, it's very, very important to know those people and have a sense of those people and not just be corresponding via a machine. Meaningful change usually involves more than just an information dump.