I haven't had a chance to read the article yet, as venturebeat seems to be down, however to your last point -
I feel like to some extent, yes - and I sort of doubt it's a good thing. One of the founders where I work actually asked me why I hadn't tried to start my own company. In truth, there's a myriad of reasons. What stuck in my head though, is that - if anyone with a modicum of talent is viewed as slacking for not starting their own thing, then who are we left with to actually work for and help develop the companies that DO get started?
Given this current culture (at least, how I perceive it) - I feel as if it's leading to many companies that, though they may end up getting bought and putting a nice chunk of change in its founders' and investors' pockets, they're really not making important break throughs, and will eventually be forgotten. Whereas, if getting a company off the ground were substantially harder, the ones that did make it off the ground floor would need more people, be working on bigger problems, and ultimately more progress would be made.
I feel like to some extent, yes - and I sort of doubt it's a good thing. One of the founders where I work actually asked me why I hadn't tried to start my own company. In truth, there's a myriad of reasons. What stuck in my head though, is that - if anyone with a modicum of talent is viewed as slacking for not starting their own thing, then who are we left with to actually work for and help develop the companies that DO get started?
Given this current culture (at least, how I perceive it) - I feel as if it's leading to many companies that, though they may end up getting bought and putting a nice chunk of change in its founders' and investors' pockets, they're really not making important break throughs, and will eventually be forgotten. Whereas, if getting a company off the ground were substantially harder, the ones that did make it off the ground floor would need more people, be working on bigger problems, and ultimately more progress would be made.