I was also genuinely shocked by how negative the feedback here was.

I almost feel like these negative comments are coming from founders who feel like frauds on the inside and need to call out others as frauds to elevate themselves and their own egos.

Here's the truth. This guy took a shot. That makes him more entrepreneurial than 99% of the folks out there! Did he make mistakes. Yes. Could they have been avoided. Probably.

But... he took a shot. He who fails the most, succeeds! You only need one success.