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You can become CEO at 20 or 40, what matters is how you deal with it, what you make of it. If you can maintain a calm head, get your priorities right, age is no
by kevinsmithvan 8y ago
You can become CEO at 20 or 40, what matters is how you deal with it, what you make of it. If you can maintain a calm head, get your priorities right, age is not a hindrance.
- baxtr 8y agoI think it is though. There was a discussion recently on HN about an article that said that the average founder age of the most successful startups was 42... (btw: yes, 42!!!!)
- FahadUddin92 8y agoYeah. 40 is a good age. I have read that article.
- ataturk 8y agoThat's because they're getting pushed out of corporate jobs at that age.
- Clubber 8y agoI wonder if it has to do with 20 more years of experience, or 20 more years of dealing with, and being sick of other comapanies' BS. Maybe both.
- manigandham 8y agoThey are just as smart, with 20 more years of experience, and now also very large networks which can get them what they want much faster. The key in almost every successful business is relationships, and those always take time to build.
- veddox 8y agoIn theory yes - in practice, the extra two decades of experience are almost impossible to fully compensate.