The food-tech startups that would see her as a potential user likely wouldn't be renting out her kitchen space. Instead, they'd be trying to give her equipment

The food-tech startups that would see her as a potential user likely wouldn't be renting out her kitchen space. Instead, they'd be trying to give her equipment, courses, software, or whathave you to solve her problems -- probably for free -- both for user research, and to gain marketshare. The food tech startups she talks about in the parent article were not in that category.