No they're not. Just the self-admitted fact that they could afford to fail 5-7 times creating a business shows that they had more social and financial safety net than an average American. Most Americans can't just create a business, fail, and repeat it 4-6 more times.
[1] is interesting - suggests that 32% of American adults getting a surprise $400 bill would require them to borrow, sell something, or be unable to pay it.
Which is quite the statistic when you think about it.
