Correction: it's for people who have been convinced (or are in the process of being convinced) that they're starting high-growth tech companies that will raise venture capital.
Just because you immerse yourself in Silicon Valley culture and create a "startup" does not mean you actually have a high-growth business, or that you're going to raise capital from institutional investors. The vast majority of "startups" never achieve high growth, and venture firms reject far more companies than they fund. If you have a great business worth funding, no institutional investor is going to walk because you may need to revisit entity selection.
> I'd also just point out that telling people to just incorporate in their state of residence is no less boilerplate advice than telling people to incorporate in Delaware :)
I didn't advise that founders incorporate in their state of residence. I stated that this is the simplest option. And it is. That doesn't mean there aren't situations in which the simplest option is not the best option, but if you're going to rule out the simplest option, you should understand why doing so makes sense.