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May 1, 2011 10:27 am GMT
"Consumer Internet entrepreneurs are like pro basketball players," a venture capitalist told me recently while discussing the prospects for a thirty-something founder, "They peak at 25, by 30 they're usually done."Why? Because young entrepreneurs are more creative and imaginative, and are willing put 100% of their lives into their startups, he said. "It's not a guess, this is a data driven observation," says the VC.He had a number of caveats. First, this only applies to consumer Internet entrepreneurs. Enterprise and hardware startups tend to do better with older founders, where experience (and direct sales experience) matter a lot. And there are plenty of founders that, like Michael Jordan, can peak way beyond 25 (and the peak basketball age is really probably at least a 27). "Those tend to be the repeat success founders," he said, "the rules don't apply to them."
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Internet Entrepreneurs Are Like Professional Athletes, They Peak Around 25
"Consumer Internet entrepreneurs are like pro basketball players," a venture capitalist told me recently while discussing the prospects for a thirty-something founder, "They peak at 25, by 30 they're usually done."Why? Because young entrepreneurs are more creative and imaginative, and are willing put 100% of their lives into their startups, he said. "It's not a guess, this is a data driven observation," says the VC.He had a number of caveats. First, this only applies to consumer Internet entrepreneurs. Enterprise and hardware startups tend to do better with older founders, where experience (and direct sales experience) matter a lot. And there are plenty of founders that, like Michael Jordan, can peak way beyond 25 (and the peak basketball age is really probably at least a 27). "Those tend to be the repeat success founders," he said, "the rules don't apply to them."Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/xg51TviNWBk/
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