[nathan-io]

I agree with his overall message - it's hard (and takes time) to actually do something valuable. And I agree that we're in an age where iterative startups ("Uber for X") outnumber innovative startups.

But there is just so much wrong with this article. One of the most egregious errors is the assertion that the conditions which enabled unicorns are no longer present.

Nothing could be further from the truth.

The only accurate assertion of the article - that it's genuinely hard to add value - was already obvious.