I think the last sentence summarizes the unspoken assumption in the article:
> it takes incredible amounts of courage, grit, discipline and patience to build a major company without outside financing
Maybe I've been spending too much time on Indiehackers, but I don't think many bootstrappers are trying to build "a major company", in the vein of huge, VC-funded businesses. I think the end goal for many indie hackers is a company that pays like a great job, but with less work and more autonomy and fulfillment (a "lifestyle business") - not one that puts a "dent in the universe".
> it takes incredible amounts of courage, grit, discipline and patience to build a major company without outside financing
Maybe I've been spending too much time on Indiehackers, but I don't think many bootstrappers are trying to build "a major company", in the vein of huge, VC-funded businesses. I think the end goal for many indie hackers is a company that pays like a great job, but with less work and more autonomy and fulfillment (a "lifestyle business") - not one that puts a "dent in the universe".