Oh. It wasn't very clear. Also I think you're mixing up humility and low self-esteem. Humble, in the positive sense of the word, just means modest. And modest people can be confident about themselves.
Your definitions are correct when it comes to measuring your own abilities but not when it comes to judging your own character. Truly humble people won't perceive themselves as humble and be confident about how humble they are.
To your point about low self esteem and humility. These aren't mutually exclusive...many good people have a low self esteem but are still confident in their abilities and achieve success.
We all drew the same conclusions. It is clear their goal is to keep the BSers out. I was just wondering if her writing this post will cause some good founders who are insecure to never apply in the first place.
It's a valid point. That said, if someone is insecure enough that this blog posts puts them off applying, will they be able to run a startup? A startup is a giant leap into the unknown.
I believe every skill needed to emotionally deal with running a startup can be learned on the job. I just don't buy this claim that only some sort of people are cut out for starting a start up. If you start a startup you just proved you have what it takes...If you didn't you would never get started.
It's like founders think they have a monopoly on dealing with difficult emotional circumstances and somehow since they coped they are super human.
You bring to the table who you are and you figure it out as you need to. There is no reason someone who is insecure can't adapt on the fly to coping with the circumstances.
In fact, I find that people discover deep strength they never knew they had when they have no choice but to cope...who you are today is not a reason to think you can't handle a startup.
