The opening two sentences are this: "The basic idea is that to get a startup of the ground, you don't need much. In particular you don't need much money and it

The opening two sentences are this: "The basic idea is that to get a startup of the ground, you don't need much. In particular you don't need much money and its possible and even desirable to grow your startup organically from the ground up instead of trying to get a cash infusion from a VC." This is incorrect. The basic idea is that you can apply the scientific method to a startup. It has absolutely nothing to do with avoiding investment.