You really need to realize there are different markets. Young founders are often in B2C and capital-light. They are judged (almost) purely on growth metrics.

You really need to realize there are different markets. Young founders are often in B2C and capital-light. They are judged (almost) purely on growth metrics. Series A negotiation can drag on for months, and its hard to fake 100% month-on-month growth. The B2B will usually be more experienced insiders with deep domain knowledge, and excellent references. EDIT: everything is relative. If you are a brilliant PHD in ML then you can be 25 AND a domain expert AND go in to a capital-heavy B2B sector.