I've always wondered whether the descriptor young startup /young company etc. in a job post is put in to warn off older (>30) people from applying. Which can b

I've always wondered whether the descriptor young startup /young company etc. in a job post is put in to warn off older (>30) people from applying. Which can be depressing when you search http://stackoverflow.com/jobs/ http://stackoverflow.com/jobs/ for the word "young". Interestingly, companies don't tend to describe themselves as "male startup", or "white startup"... tl;dr Language matters.