[hansef]

Poverty may be a necessary condition for "startup" success in the somewhat narrow definition of a startup common in our industry, but the idea that it's necessary for BUSINESS success is total nonsense, which is a useful thing to remember when you're feeling artificially burdened by being over 30 and middle class(!) The bulk of new wealth in human history has been created by people who already have some modicum of existing wealth, or access to it.