Thanks, and yes the rec agrees with your point that everyone at the company should act strategically. This is especially true in a startup. Whether you have a full time strategist cultivating this thinking or not is the question, and it'll largely depend on the size of the company.
Seth Godin makes a similar point to be unafraid of "claim chowder" - what happens when you make a prediction about the future and you end up being totally and tragically wrong. No one remembers!
There are plenty of people capable of earning more, but what's holding them back is that they don't realize how comparatively incapable many Wall Streeters, supply chain optimizers, management consultants and the like really are. You only learn that through experience.
The article is a reminder to be confident, addressed to everyone reading. It's a bold celebration of skill over image, pedigree, and in some cases outright charlatanry. It's universally applicable, and that's why it received the upvotes it deserves (and why it's so controversial as well).
It was too personal, but is there any other way to address it? Perhaps by citing several cases of perceived "inconfidence" instead of one. Either way, it's presumptuous as hell - but what moving persuasive argument isn't? In the end, it called attention to a universal issue: many, many, many capable people are selling themselves short.
Apple's done an extraordinary job managing their operating expenses, and I don't think a move to domestic manufacturing would generate the needed premium sales volume to justify the expense. It'd hurt their bottom line.