That&#x27;s fair. My suspicion is that portion of the blog post is a claim&#x2F;hypothesis on the average persons within that economic segment (&#x27;poor people&#x27;) who start a startup.  Certainly that hypothesis could be wrong, and the post is meant to spark a conversation and describe the experiences of the author.<p>On another note, I suspect a portion of the motivation for the post was also in part sparked by the &quot;Privilege and Inequality in Silicon Valley&quot; in which does exist (see other folks comments); however, the post is more about the n of 1 experience, the challenges faced within building a startup, and the hypothesis that it may resonate with others facing that startup experience.  I think what you&#x27;re seeing in the comments is the resonating of the title in addition to the content of the piece. I personally believe these are two distinct issues: 1- building a successful startup coming from that background, 2- working in the SV&#x2F;tech companies with ivy leaguers who tend to grow up in higher economic households &#x2F; have experienced different lives therein making it harder to relate&#x2F;fit in for those with diff backgrounds.  It&#x27;s certainly a deeper discussion. Wealthy people can have tremendous insecurities around sharing their wealthy therein can feel isolated.  (ex: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=8o46HH-TfNY" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=8o46HH-TfNY</a> )