The fact that it is written by a female founder is what doesn't make it linkbait. It's a case of "hey girlfriend, here's the list of things you need to do to be a founder, and guess what, none of them involve dropping testicles".
They psychology of these things is quite complicated.
I don't see what's complicated; it's an HN policy that titles should succinctly and accurately reflect the content of the article submitted. And this was a self post.
They psychology of these things is quite complicated.