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https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/235357 https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/235357 For years, people have tried to correlate an entrepreneur’s age when th
by graton 10y ago
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/235357 https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/235357
For years, people have tried to correlate an entrepreneur’s age when they launched their startup, with the ultimate success of that startup. Many studies have been done on the topic, including reports by the Kauffman Foundation, Duke University and the Founder Institute, to name a few.
The collective summary of their learnings is: the average entrepreneur is 40 when they launch their startup. People over 55 are twice as likely as people under 35 to launch a high-growth startup. The average age of a successful startup with over $1 million in revenues was 39. Age was less of a driver to entrepreneurial success than previous startup and industry experience.
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