A lot of Silicon Valley ageism is just fairly simple. A lot of the folks starting companies have a deep seated lack of self-confidence and just don't know how

A lot of Silicon Valley ageism is just fairly simple. A lot of the folks starting companies have a deep seated lack of self-confidence and just don't know how to hire and manage people who are older. There are outliers to this. They tend to build very successful companies. It's the same starting a company as an entrepreneur. A lot of angel investors who made their money through Facebook or Google or similar, who are still very young (not their fault, nothing wrong with that) are much more comfortable throwing some angel cash at folks younger than them who'll look up to them and listen to their 'advice'. This is understandable because everyone wants to think their money is smart money. I hear a lot of older entrepreneurs complain about the latter, but my thought is quit bitching and show some results - you'll get funded if you get enough traction no matter how old you are.