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I hate the sentiment that 45 is too late. Is there any statistics? Any evidence to support the theory? Not as far as I'm aware. I really wish I could downvote

• zanny 14y ago
  How about if you have a good idea for a new business venture, do it? I'm 20, and have no plans to actively start my own business in the next few years. I have no great ambition in that regard, and unless you have such drive, anything you attempt will be less than what could be. But I know if I discover some new-found passion I wish to venture upon in my 50s, and there is no business established for it yet or that the current king of the hill is in desperate need of a good shake down, I will jump without hesitation into my own start-up venture. I mean, I hope. 30 years is 150% of my current number of rotations of Earth that I have spent breathing of my own accord.
  • chrisyeh 14y ago
    A friend told me the story of a guy they now call "Mr. Lucky." He started 10 different companies. All failures. His wife left him. His friends thought he was crazy. Then at age 68, company #11 was sold for over $1 billion. Today, he is a philanthropist who is a pillar of his community. It gets harder. That doesn't mean it's impossible.
• chrisyeh 14y ago
  It's never too late...but it gets harder. None of us likes to think about getting old. "Old" is always 5-15 years older than we are. That's why we don't realize the danger of ageism until it bites us on the behind.