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> Who is the most famous tech founder who was 45 or older when they founded their first company? This is a straw man fallacy. I think you're conflating the def
by tzm 8y ago
> Who is the most famous tech founder who was 45 or older when they founded their first company?
This is a straw man fallacy. I think you're conflating the definition of "successful startup" with a cohort of "famous tech" founders, which has some merit (lower age yields higher risk).
The broader definition of "successful startup" is more about "fast growing" or "economic impact". The emphasis is on founders of “growth oriented” firms that can have large economic impacts and are often associated with driving increasing standard of living.
An MIT Sloan study found the mean founder age for the 1 in 1,000 fastest growing companies is 45.0.
http://mitsloan.mit.edu/uploadedFilesV9/180325%20Age%20and%20Successful%20Entrepreneurship.pdf http://mitsloan.mit.edu/uploadedFilesV9/180325%20Age%20and%2...
- replicatorblog 8y agoI've seen a lot of studies that make this assertation, but the fact that it's hard to think of many examples in the world of tech startups makes me skeptical.
- aswanson 8y agoYour sample size is low. How many tech startups can you rattle off in total, period?. I assure you it's insignificant compared to the complete sum.
- replicatorblog 8y agoThat's fair, but how many 45+ founders can you rattle off, who have founded companies with $10M+ in revenue?
- aswanson 8y agoOff the top of my head without checking, the intel guys, marc pincus & reed hastings.