Read more than the first 3 sentences of the article. It goes on to find better and more direct comparisons to the outliers we focus on. "Among the top 0.1% of

Read more than the first 3 sentences of the article. It goes on to find better and more direct comparisons to the outliers we focus on. "Among the top 0.1% of startups based on growth in their first five years, we find that the founders started their companies, on average, when they were 45 years old. These highest-performing firms were identified based on employment growth. The age finding is similar using firms with the fastest sales growth instead, and founder age is similarly high for those startups that successfully exit through an IPO or acquisition."