"Sequoia VC saying that they're biased toward younger people" The bias could be that a person who is in their 40's and 50's could be considered "stale" in the

"Sequoia VC saying that they're biased toward younger people" The bias could be that a person who is in their 40's and 50's could be considered "stale" in the same way that a house that sits on the market is if it hasn't sold. There is a belief somehow that something just out there is potentially something to snap up. It's easier to believe that something great is possible with the 20 year old since they have no track record of not doing anything great yet. They feel they know the older person isn't a hot shot but they don't know for sure that the younger person isn't a hot shot. (Of course this doesn't apply to older entrepreneurs who have a success or even a (high profile) failure in their past.)