Looking at the comments of this thread, I can't help but see the author's point, as most of the comments I see in response to this article fall into at least one of three categories:

1) "Fundraising is hard, suck it up you baby." (Some of which are just short of "man up!" - and how isn't that sexist?)

2) "Are you sure your product doesn't suck? Maybe you've bitten off more than you can chew." (Levels of condescension in those statements vary from none to overwhelming.)

3) "Yeah, you're right, I'm a female founder/startup employee and have seen the same sort of thing."

Hell, if anything, the reactions here just serve to clarify her point.