i read the post roughly as follows: people who have power and resources - and a safety net to shrug off failure - are in a better position to start companies -

i read the post roughly as follows: people who have power and resources - and a safety net to shrug off failure - are in a better position to start companies - they aren't necessarily taking much risk - in fact, if they are sufficiently well off, there could be more risk (in terms of opportunity cost) in not starting a company. of course, not everyone who starts a successful company is necessarily powerful or has access to more resources than others, etc. people who have power and resources are in a better position than others to acquire more power and resources. not a hugely surprising statement, but worth pointing out, and worth pointing out that the common "we took more risk so we get more reward" could in fact sometimes be closer to "we were in a position of power so we get more reward".