4 ms·
I am not sure if PG is an ageist, I don't know him, but I do know the funding levels that YC provides and most 40+ founders I know would be able to simply draw
by zw123456 13y ago
I am not sure if PG is an ageist, I don't know him, but I do know the funding levels that YC provides and most 40+ founders I know would be able to simply draw that amount out of savings easily, so it would not make sense for someone like that to bother with YC. I know a couple of 40+ entrepreneurs and most of them had no trouble getting funding on their own. I think YC is designed more as a micro funding source which would naturally target the young who typically do not have much money as they are starting out.
- michaelochurch 13y agoThis was essentially my point. If PG is "ageist" in funding decisions, it's because most credible 40+ founders can already cover a few months of living expenses. I do think that PG has been tied in (probably not through any fault of his own) with the age-discrimination culture of the Valley. But that's not PG's fault and he can't really do anything about it anyway.
- zw123456 13y agoI agree with your point about an "ageist" culture in the valley. An interesting idea I think would be a funding group organized around older entrepreneurs. With so many trying to emulate the success of the valley, maybe the opportunity is in targeting what the valley is missing?