[coldtea]

>Every other founder is virtually unknown before they become known

Not really. Tesla's founder was well known, for example (as a founder and exiter of another company). Ditto for the founder of NeXT.

And "unknown" here also means not born with a silver spoon, no heir, no previous positions eg. as CEO/CTO somewhere, no major tech connections, etc.

[miyhhbftdx]

> Tesla's founder was well known, for example (as a founder and exiter of another company).

Tesla's original founders are indeed "unknown."

[jamiegreen]

Maybe they intended to write

>Virtually Every other founder is unknown before they become known

.. :)