[palebluedot]

This seems a bit naive - perhaps it would be better targeted as "technical founders need less capital".

For instance, you still have legal liability risks, which may vary depending on the problems your startup / business is trying to solve. Especially in the early stage, even if you have a corporate entity wrapped around your startup, mounting a legal defense can be financially crushing. This is doubly true if you are augmenting your cash stream by consulting / contracting.

This may not be very likely, depending on the startup - but to say technical founders have nothing to lose seems a bit naive.