It's interesting because there seems to be this ethos among the hacker/tech startup community that if you want to be successful you either need to be young, a c

It's interesting because there seems to be this ethos among the hacker/tech startup community that if you want to be successful you either need to be young, a college drop out, or an ivy league grad. The Kauffman foundation did a study on entrepreneurship though and found that this idea is totally off base. (http://dobbscodetalk.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=Entrepreneurs-and-Tech-Startups-Whos-Doing-What-When-.html&Itemid=29 http://dobbscodetalk.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&sho...) This article is fascinating - and well worth a read. If you are looking for a quick summary: More education directly correlates with better performance in your startup, and most founders are much older and have greater work experience than people would think.