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I'd rather like to see pg answer what age demographics comprise YC's start-ups. That data would be awesome (and probably daunting).
by kmfrk 16y ago
I'd rather like to see pg answer what age demographics comprise YC's start-ups. That data would be awesome (and probably daunting).
- ilamont 16y agoIn one of the 2005 classes, everyone was 23 or younger: http://www.paulgraham.com/sfp.html http://www.paulgraham.com/sfp.html Not specific to YC, he has this to say about older startup founders: The other cutoff, 38, has a lot more play in it. One reason I put it there is that I don't think many people have the physical stamina much past that age. I used to work till 2:00 or 3:00 AM every night, seven days a week. I don't know if I could do that now. Also, startups are a big risk financially. If you try something that blows up and leaves you broke at 26, big deal; a lot of 26 year olds are broke. By 38 you can't take so many risks-- especially if you have kids. From: http://www.paulgraham.com/start.html http://www.paulgraham.com/start.html