To add one more thing, I think there's a significant selection bias at play, when one sees successful risk takers. For all the reasons mentioned above, older f

To add one more thing, I think there's a significant selection bias at play, when one sees successful risk takers. For all the reasons mentioned above, older folk have a lower affinity to risky ventures. Younger folk often take up risky ventures; a small fraction succeed, but they get a lot of attention.