Sure, if you look at it from the closed mindset that nobody improves or can "git gud".
It's been proven time and time again that humans can learn and adapt to achieve their own aspirations. Take one quick look at the special olympics; you'll see a very large group of individuals who have all overcome amazing obstacles to become olympians.
Similarly, highly intelligent people may not have the domain knowledge required to understand how to bootstrap a company. Their knowledge domain may come from a completely different environment or culture which has its own mindset on how to bootstrap a company. Being smart does not necessarily make you more equipped than "dumb" (and highly motivated) people, but it does give you a decent head start.
It's been proven time and time again that humans can learn and adapt to achieve their own aspirations. Take one quick look at the special olympics; you'll see a very large group of individuals who have all overcome amazing obstacles to become olympians.
Similarly, highly intelligent people may not have the domain knowledge required to understand how to bootstrap a company. Their knowledge domain may come from a completely different environment or culture which has its own mindset on how to bootstrap a company. Being smart does not necessarily make you more equipped than "dumb" (and highly motivated) people, but it does give you a decent head start.