Every time I read a post on here about ageism and that sort of crap in SV, I feel obligated to gloat ever-so-slightly that not all VC-backed, small, fast-growin

Every time I read a post on here about ageism and that sort of crap in SV, I feel obligated to gloat ever-so-slightly that not all VC-backed, small, fast-growing, interesting startups out here fall into that mold. I've been extremely lucky to have joined what I see as the least ageist group of people I've ever worked with. Our CEO is in his late 40s. One of our engineers is in her 20s. One is in her 50s. I'm 38 and on the younger end of the curve, and that's totally, totally cool. We have lives outside the office and go home at night. If we feel like working on the weekends, we do, and if we don't, we don't. We have the occasional happy hour after work (like, every few months), and nobody is ostracized if they have other plans. Sorry for the shameless self-promotion, but I think it's important to remind everyone that the culture of 20s-or-bust has exceptions, the culture of work-or-die has exceptions, and the culture of your-life-is-your-startup most definitely has exceptions. I wish more startups followed suit. (ps - https://www.scalyr.com/company https://www.scalyr.com/company in case you don't believe me!)