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While I think there are issues with the presentation, as edoceo noted, I love anything that stands to dispel the startup bubble myth that experience is a contra
by cookiecaper 10y ago
While I think there are issues with the presentation, as edoceo noted, I love anything that stands to dispel the startup bubble myth that experience is a contraindication. I've been privileged to work in companies with programmers in their 50s and 60s and they've been great mentors. Their work continues to be top-notch and the insight and maturity they bring is absolutely invaluable.
In order to keep their labor costs depressed, VCs are incentivized to promote the lie that a very young workforce is an inherent asset, but there is simply no replacement for experience. As the industry continues to mature, that will be self-evident, as it is in all other mature industries.
- WalterBright 10y agoA good organization has a mix of old hands and inexperienced young people. They have complementary strengths. Put it another way. When you board an airliner, are you happy to see a fresh faced pilot? Or my (old) dermatologist. He said he could spot skin cancer from across the room. I asked him how, he said half his business was skin cancer - he looked at it for hours every day.
- cookiecaper 10y agoYes, I completely agree that it's an asset to have all types of people aboard, and that youthful contributions are also important and valuable. They simply don't displace or supplant the needs for mature/senior/experienced contributions, as many in the SV ecosystem would have you believe. You do NOT have to be young to be innovative.