But You're too Old to do a Startup
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But You're too Old to do a Startup
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Re: But You're too Old to do a Startup
#2I totally agree, but I also sorta feel like this is a vacuous truth. Anybody who thinks you're "too old to do a startup" because you're over 30 (or 40, or 50, or 60, etc.) is an idiot, full-stop.
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#3I met a guy (a very early Adobe employee, might have been a co-founder) who, on his 65th birthday, was seriously considering doing another startup.
Every time I think I'm too old, I try to remember that.
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#4I think almost everybody would say that there is no age limit for start-ups if pressed. But I do also think that a lot of the people who say that still have the mental image of a startup being a bunch of young adults with passionate dreams.
I don't understand, what's with the grammatical errors and capital letters all over the title text? Is there some sort of wordplay I'm missing?
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#5Looks like someone forgot an 'o' in the title there.
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#6Rather than "you're never to old! follow your heart!" cheerleading, it would be a lot more useful to hear HOW the author deals with the the array of commitments the average 30-40 year old person has. Mortgage, day care, insurance, kid commitments etc.
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#7This stigma had not even crossed my mind until I read that post, is that what people really think?
I'm closing on 30 now (in 2 years) and I feel now like this ceiling of 30 or under makes me an old man! I would like to start a start-up but in that breath I need to launch now!
Although I do not believe that 30 is too old, or 40 or 50 for that matter but I would seriously be calming it down on my 65th birthday, I hope to have made it by then and relaxing.
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#8Seriously? Why is this crappy article on the front page? Because it has the word "Startup" in the title?
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#9I was expecting to find out that he's 70. Starting a company in your 30s is the rule, not the exception.
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#10Definitely not true. I think the kids excuse is a common one, and often times quite valid. It's a change of mindset really though that's needed.
And as you said, mortgage, kids, etc. are just different variables in the equation. Just because it might be harder doesn't mean it still can't be done.
I'm launching a new community in May for parent entrepreneurs called Naptime Entrepreneurs (http://www.naptimeentrepreneurs.com).