But not everyone can build internet startups, we can't all have startups. What stops us from all having startups? Cost of labour is one of the biggest reasons.

But not everyone can build internet startups, we can't all have startups. What stops us from all having startups? Cost of labour is one of the biggest reasons. You either have to pour months to years of your time into a product just to see if it will succeed, or pay someone else to do the work for you. If you could feed your plan into a robot on Friday and have the product in your hand on Monday, all built for pennies, the barrier is lowered to the point that anyone can do it. More importantly, success need not be large in such a scenario. All you need is one customer to pay you a few dollars and you are ready to move on to solving the next person's problems. You don't have to bank on major or even moderate success. It takes a lot of skill to become a worthy programmer Skill is a function of time. It takes a lot of time to become a great programmer, no question. Those who love programming take that time to become great. Those who have no interest in programming do not. However, giving a compelling enough reason, they could do it.