This is a great point. To add to the anecdotal aspects of the article, I see VERY few successful founders whose starting point was being broke, at the point th

This is a great point. To add to the anecdotal aspects of the article, I see VERY few successful founders whose starting point was being broke, at the point they were starting and establishing their company. I see a LOT of successful founders who have independent wealth - often through family. I see a LOT of successful founders who saved up enough money to give them the runway to start a company WITHOUT being broke. If you need to be desperate and incapable of paying bills before you are motivated enough to make your startup a success, you MAY not be well suited to doing a startup.