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Re:Dozens of Companies Are Using Facebook to Exclude Older W... by CobrastanJorji on Thursday December 21, 2017 @03:20AM (#15977290)
It does not, no. The average age is 29, and they've brought in some people in their 60s. https://www.ycombinator.com/faq/#q42
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Re:Dozens of Companies Are Using Facebook to Exclude Older W... by 3chelon on Thursday December 21, 2017 @04:22AM (#15977501)
Paul Graham is no spring chicken, so it would somewhat hypocritical to be ageist when you're old.
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Re:Dozens of Companies Are Using Facebook to Exclude Older W... by lmm on Thursday December 21, 2017 @04:57AM (#15977622)
Maybe Graham believes he couldn't start a successful startup himself at his current age. Maybe that was his reason for moving into VC.
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