The author probably meant to say that's it's way way way more easier to get seed funding than ever before (besides probably the pre-dotcom burst era). Secondly

The author probably meant to say that's it's way way way more easier to get seed funding than ever before (besides probably the pre-dotcom burst era). Secondly besides a prototype you also need a little amount of validation in the form of paying customers or small loyal user base and a good amount of connections to pull of that funding.