It also doesnt help that building valuable software these days requires lots of data, especially if you are doing any machine learning. And most startups lack

It also doesnt help that building valuable software these days requires lots of data, especially if you are doing any machine learning. And most startups lack any data. its all owned by the monopolies of Google, facebook, Amazon and Apple. So the rich will just get richer, and the chances of startups succeeding in any field is as low as ever.