Not trying to be rude, but it seems like the piece does devote more space to defending single founder startups than offering advice. I think that's why I'm not alone in responding to it on that level.
I think you may be reading more into it than is there. I don't feel any particular need to defend them.
The background I began with was to provide clarity around why people advise against going it alone and some creative ways of making it work when you don't have the natural advantage of co-founders.