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but many successful startups are by people in their 40s. i don't think you need to act like a 20 year old in order to start a business. on the contrary. you can
by em-bee 3y ago
but many successful startups are by people in their 40s. i don't think you need to act like a 20 year old in order to start a business. on the contrary. you can start without taking huge risks.
i am obviously not in the same boat as when i was 20. at 20 i knew nothing, i had dumb ideas, and i would have worked my ass off building something that noone needs. now i have experience, and i know that i am not going to waste one minute on coding until i have found customers that will pay for it.
i am building a new consultancy right now. i just need a partner to help me with sales. once we get projects i can start hiring and together we can grow the business.
it's low risk because looking for projects is more or less like looking for jobs. anyone interested?
- exe34 3y ago> but many successful startups are by people in their 40s. No, they are made by people who failed since their twenties and learnt a great deal along the way and made the right connections. There are powerlifters in their 40s - but I suspect you'd damage something if you just marched into a gym and started lifting twice your weight.
- em-bee 3y agothe statistics are talking about first time entrepreneurs, so they didn't fail in their 20s because they didn't try until they were 40.
- fragmede 3y agoAt 20 you knew nothing and that was a strength. You didn't know any better and went against giants to start Microsoft, Apple, and Google instead of joining HP or IBM. At 40 we could start McDonalds, LinkedIn or Walmart.