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Why is age such a bad thing :) I'm 20 and we also got rejected, but one of us happens to be in her 50s and doesn't consider this the worst thing in the world (o

Why is age such a bad thing :) I'm 20 and we also got rejected, but one of us happens to be in her 50s and doesn't consider this the worst thing in the world (or even, the worst thing to happen to our startup).

unalone 18y ago
Excuse me, I'm still young and arrogant and want to be rich and famous before I'm 25. Perhaps that's not the best mindset to approach this from.
- silencio 18y ago
  :) I guess that depends on what you're doing. For me? Not so much as being rich and famous as it is about paying the bills while helping solve problems people have. Also, you're making me feel older than I should. Please get off my lawn ;)
  - unalone 18y ago
    20? You're old, man. You're like leather jackets and top hats. You've seen the 80s. It's like wack. I'm one of those annoying disciples who thinks that being rich and famous is the totally coolest part of America, and I bug everybody else trying to be it. Either 7 years from now I'll grow up, or 2 years from now I'll totally be one of those hip Hollywood cats.
    - silencio 18y ago
      You mean the Hollywood that is filled with lots of crime and prostitution and illicit drug dealing where there aren't any tourists? ;) (Sorry, I live in LA. Can't help it.)
      - unalone 18y ago
        Psh, I dunno what you're talking about. I think Hollywood and I mean Zac Efron and Miley Cyrus and all the stars.
- blahblahblah 18y ago
  There's a quote often attributed (I don't know for sure if he actually said it or not) to comedian Bill Murray on the topic of being rich and famous that says something along the lines of "Try being just rich first and see if that isn't enough for you." Seems like an approach worth considering.
- jacquesm 18y ago
  I think you should add 'whip smart' to that list. I've been going through some of your writings and I'm quite impressed.
smidwap 18y ago
Same here. We have a team of 20-year olds an one 52 year-old. The grandpa of us bunch didn't see the same excitement in this opportunity as the young'uns did. Rejection here as well...would have been a heck of a summer in San Francisco, instead it will have to be an awesome 4 months in Bloomington, IN, home of Indiana University!
- silencio 18y ago
  Our 3 person startup's disappointment at YC rejection is strongly correlated with age. The ancient one in our group (ha) is disappointed but thinks the challenges we've faced to even get started were more problematic than what we're going to miss out on, while I'm sad we're missing out on the connections, and the youngest seems to be most disappointed over everything YC could have given us. It's our collective first rejection, may there be many more until we just bootstrap and get this startup going anyway! :D
- dotmatrix 18y ago
  Age is seriously but a number. Who cares if your 18 or 52. In fact having a dynamic team with experience people and young people is great. Our company is run by a guy that is in his late 30s and the co founder is in his early 30s and I can honestly say that a young guy couldnt do half the stuff these guys can... Sometimes age is totally a good thing :) And btw im 24 and on my second startup so I beat you 18 year old shits.
  - smidwap 18y ago
    Correction: you haven't beaten the 18/19/20/whatever year-old shits...yet. Give us a few years to be 24 :) Age does matter. People of different age have different priorities, bottom line. Our 52 year-old has children our age and is much less concerned with the exciting opportunities engendered through YC and much more focused on just getting the business off the ground with something to show for it.
    - dotmatrix 18y ago
      No, it really doesn't. And thats not true either, ive met plenty of maried and with kids entrepreneurs that rock it! Dont hate, its totally uncool.

unalone 18y ago

Excuse me, I'm still young and arrogant and want to be rich and famous before I'm 25. Perhaps that's not the best mindset to approach this from.

silencio 18y ago
:) I guess that depends on what you're doing. For me? Not so much as being rich and famous as it is about paying the bills while helping solve problems people have. Also, you're making me feel older than I should. Please get off my lawn ;)
- unalone 18y ago
  20? You're old, man. You're like leather jackets and top hats. You've seen the 80s. It's like wack. I'm one of those annoying disciples who thinks that being rich and famous is the totally coolest part of America, and I bug everybody else trying to be it. Either 7 years from now I'll grow up, or 2 years from now I'll totally be one of those hip Hollywood cats.
  - silencio 18y ago
    You mean the Hollywood that is filled with lots of crime and prostitution and illicit drug dealing where there aren't any tourists? ;) (Sorry, I live in LA. Can't help it.)
    - unalone 18y ago
      Psh, I dunno what you're talking about. I think Hollywood and I mean Zac Efron and Miley Cyrus and all the stars.
blahblahblah 18y ago
There's a quote often attributed (I don't know for sure if he actually said it or not) to comedian Bill Murray on the topic of being rich and famous that says something along the lines of "Try being just rich first and see if that isn't enough for you." Seems like an approach worth considering.
jacquesm 18y ago
I think you should add 'whip smart' to that list. I've been going through some of your writings and I'm quite impressed.

smidwap 18y ago

Same here. We have a team of 20-year olds an one 52 year-old. The grandpa of us bunch didn't see the same excitement in this opportunity as the young'uns did. Rejection here as well...would have been a heck of a summer in San Francisco, instead it will have to be an awesome 4 months in Bloomington, IN, home of Indiana University!

silencio 18y ago
Our 3 person startup's disappointment at YC rejection is strongly correlated with age. The ancient one in our group (ha) is disappointed but thinks the challenges we've faced to even get started were more problematic than what we're going to miss out on, while I'm sad we're missing out on the connections, and the youngest seems to be most disappointed over everything YC could have given us. It's our collective first rejection, may there be many more until we just bootstrap and get this startup going anyway! :D
dotmatrix 18y ago
Age is seriously but a number. Who cares if your 18 or 52. In fact having a dynamic team with experience people and young people is great. Our company is run by a guy that is in his late 30s and the co founder is in his early 30s and I can honestly say that a young guy couldnt do half the stuff these guys can... Sometimes age is totally a good thing :) And btw im 24 and on my second startup so I beat you 18 year old shits.
- smidwap 18y ago
  Correction: you haven't beaten the 18/19/20/whatever year-old shits...yet. Give us a few years to be 24 :) Age does matter. People of different age have different priorities, bottom line. Our 52 year-old has children our age and is much less concerned with the exciting opportunities engendered through YC and much more focused on just getting the business off the ground with something to show for it.
  - dotmatrix 18y ago
    No, it really doesn't. And thats not true either, ive met plenty of maried and with kids entrepreneurs that rock it! Dont hate, its totally uncool.