Two things can be true.
It’s harder for a poor person to start a company than an upper middle class or rich person.
It takes an incredible amount of work and value delivered to turn a few hundred thousands in funding to a trillion dollar company. Privilege didn’t build Amazon.
Elon Musk came from a family that owned an emerald mine in Apartheid South Africa.
Bill Gates’ mom helped Microsoft get a deal with IBM.
Jeff Bezos’ garage-based start was funded by a quarter-million dollar investment from his parents.
“Self-made billionaires” are a myth.