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I agree there's no rush. There's no rush at all. Henry Ford started his company at 40. Jeff Bezos, 30. Sam Walton, 44. Paul Galvin, 33. The Albrecht broth

by trimbo 15y ago

I agree there's no rush. There's no rush at all. Henry Ford started his company at 40. Jeff Bezos, 30. Sam Walton, 44. Paul Galvin, 33. The Albrecht brothers were 41 and 39. TJ Watson, while not a founder, was 40 when he took over CTR and created IBM. Hewlett, 26. Packard, 27. Larry, Sergey were 25. Ellison, 33.

Jerky 15y ago
So, if I'm over 30, there's no time like the present!
- trimbo 15y ago
  One thing that occurred to me after posting is that now that the average life expectancy is much longer today than when some of these guys started. When Ford started his company at 40, the average life expectancy was 49.
  - kragen 15y ago
    That's average life expectancy at birth. It doesn't mean Henry Ford's life expectancy at 40 was 9 more years.
    - trimbo 15y ago
      Ah good point. In 1863, it was 39. Thanks for pointing that out.