> I suspect that there's no good reason that a 25 year-old can't be a great startup CEO. There's exactly one: Learning takes time. The smartest, kindest, most

> I suspect that there's no good reason that a 25 year-old can't be a great startup CEO. There's exactly one: Learning takes time. The smartest, kindest, most level-headed 25 y/o is not going to be as good a leader as their 35 y/o self, assuming they continue to build on their leadership skills. Now we could say, well, maybe those 25 year-old CEOs overwhelmingly exhibit degraded leadership skills by the time they're 35. That's a statistic that's possible. But I think it would point toward some seriously prevalent burnout, not an inherent benefit of being 25. It may be easier to be positive at 25, but I don't think the ceiling for positivity is higher at 25 than at 35.