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Whiten, You can definitely do it. My story might help encourage you a bit. Being a bit older when you start your business can work to your advantage. The reason? You've probably had time to work in another field and see real-world needs in some particular niche. These would be unmet needs that recent graduates might not be able to see. The younger guys do amazing things that blow my mind, but there are tons of opport…
Whiten, You can definitely do it. My story might help encourage you a bit. Being a bit older when you start your business can work to your advantage. The reason? You've probably had time to work in another field and see real-world needs in some particular niche. These would be unmet needs that recent graduates might not be able to see. The younger guys do amazing things that blow my mind, but there are tons of opport…
And the fact that the original idea that pg and Robert Morris had for an online business was an online art gallery.
I'm 36 - over-the-hill by startup standards ;-) - am married and have 2 kids.
The biggest issue to overcome is fear and losing the corporate financial/benefits lifeline (significant obstacles when you have kids).
But honestly, if you can handle kids you can handle a startup. I work all day while my kids are in school and then after they're asleep, I work more. The startup is kinda like another kid. It ain't easy and I won't deny the younger startup founder will have more energy and time. But don't forget that quality of time is a big, big factor! And if you LOVE what you're doing, tinkering on your product/business/whatever won't feel like work (even when it's consuming every waking hour that you're not dealing with the spouse or with the kids).
Feel free to ping me if you ever want to chat about it!
It's never too late, but you need to lift anchor and set sail!
Whiten, You can definitely do it. My story might help encourage you a bit. Being a bit older when you start your business can work to your advantage. The reason? You've probably had time to work in another field and see real-world needs in some particular niche. These would be unmet needs that recent graduates might not be able to see. The younger guys do amazing things that blow my mind, but there are tons of opport…
"(BTW - I have been astounded at the similarities I, as an aspiring hacker, have with my painter customers, and just within the past few months I've learned of PG's book "Hackers and Painters.")" And the fact that the original idea that pg and Robert Morris had for an online business was an online art gallery.
I think their original idea was actually a web app/site builder for existing art galleries not an online art gallery that they would run.