It is easier to sell a story of a wunderkind than of some 42 year old person who has 20+ years of experience and (hard) work. It keeps alive the idea of "anythi

It is easier to sell a story of a wunderkind than of some 42 year old person who has 20+ years of experience and (hard) work. It keeps alive the idea of "anything is possible". Of course that is true, but the probability of that to happen is far greater the older you get in general. Factors like related experience, savings, peers etc all add into that. Naturally, there are always exceptions to the rule. But this is confirmation bias, like when you drop out of college because some highly successful people also did. What I want to say is this: if your first principles are right and you have the skills to build a product, you can do it, sure. But chances of you succeeding are probably higher when you are a bit more experienced.