A huge number of his essays directly reference how hard running a startup actually is. While he may imply that anyone can have a startup, I've always interprete

A huge number of his essays directly reference how hard running a startup actually is. While he may imply that anyone can have a startup, I've always interpreted it as similar to saying that anyone can run a half-marathon (or 5K or whatever the right distance is for this analogy) - yes, anyone has the capacity to do it, but not everyone is willing to put in the work required. To be clear, I don't think this is a bad thing - everyone is free to have their own priorities.