And I can't imagine this applying to smaller (but possibly scalable) one-person businesses. Many of those are started and even become remarkably profitable by p

And I can't imagine this applying to smaller (but possibly scalable) one-person businesses. Many of those are started and even become remarkably profitable by people working on them with relatively part-time effort. Right here on HN, across several occasional posts asking readers to name their small business success stories, there are many examples. Not the same as startups like this one, sure but not so different as to justify the absurd gut wrenching she describes in this post.