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What we need (to really prove the point of article) is a number of successful software startups where average age is say 38. How many of us (I am turning 40 soo
by KedarMhaswade 16y ago
What we need (to really prove the point of article) is a number of successful software startups where average age is say 38. How many of us (I am turning 40 soon) dare cross the Paul Graham Limit (23-38) on higher side? Looking at the cream of younger software craftsmen (e.g. @github) I feel many older programmers (forget outliers, please) have a mountain to climb.
- b_emery 16y agoThis could be an interesting addendum to the How Old Are You poll (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2175588 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2175588). Personally, I feel like I'm writing the best code of my life, now at 41. Taking on a startup is different animal though.
- Gibbon 16y agoOutside the echo chamber of Silicon Valley and the web, the average age of a startup founder IS 38.