After several minutes I was able to read it in full... and lots of reading and back-tracing.
He says our business model is "wholly-changed" and now founders need to be super-talented and a long list of other things in order to succeed in the modern world.
I would argue that founders have always needed incredible smarts and a good product/market fit to succeed. I don't think anyone would claim that the "titans" of industry (think Rockefeller, John Jacob Astor) didn't have street smarts, grit, and perseverance.
> affords amazing access to capital, an ultra-connected network of technically savvy persons with whom one can potentially ally, and a huge reservoir of resources by which founders can educate themselves to learn, grow, and develop
For sure, there's more resources (cheaply) available than ever before.
IMO, this should all add up to make it easier to start a business and succeed. Maybe that's what he wanted to say.
He says our business model is "wholly-changed" and now founders need to be super-talented and a long list of other things in order to succeed in the modern world.
I would argue that founders have always needed incredible smarts and a good product/market fit to succeed. I don't think anyone would claim that the "titans" of industry (think Rockefeller, John Jacob Astor) didn't have street smarts, grit, and perseverance.
> affords amazing access to capital, an ultra-connected network of technically savvy persons with whom one can potentially ally, and a huge reservoir of resources by which founders can educate themselves to learn, grow, and develop
For sure, there's more resources (cheaply) available than ever before.
IMO, this should all add up to make it easier to start a business and succeed. Maybe that's what he wanted to say.