In general, I don't think it's the startups that discriminate against older people, as much as it's the other way around. Most older people would tend to have

In general, I don't think it's the startups that discriminate against older people, as much as it's the other way around. Most older people would tend to have a better skill set and the startups would love to get that, but they wouldn't want to pay for it. Furthermore, older people might be more risk averse (Will this company stick around for more than 3 months?). All very broad generalisations, understood.