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It makes sense though in an industry full of irrational and ephemeral products and services. If you are trying to get in and get out you don't want experienced
by themagician 11y ago
It makes sense though in an industry full of irrational and ephemeral products and services.
If you are trying to get in and get out you don't want experienced people who are going to ask a lot of questions. You want young, naive people who are willing to play the lottery.
- ben_jones 11y agoMy personal experience has been simply that hiring is hard, so young founders naturally lean towards hiring people they can relate with which of course happens to be fellow young people. It's laziness and ego disguised as pragmatism. I don't attribute to malice what could equally be explained by ignorance. It's not deliberate ageism, it's the path of least resistance. I would agree that that path is a bad thing overall.