I don't know about going that far, but I think your basic point is right on. Too many startups expect to have their ideal candidate delivered to their doorstep on a silver platter. Of course, when they can't find that candidate, they blame the education system. Yet I hear very little talk about what startups could be doing to create a better-skilled workforce. It sounds an awful lot to me like they want a skilled workforce as long as someone else pays for it.

Startups have two options: they can choose to be lazy and risk-averse or they can complain about not being able to find workers. They can't do both.