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Re:I became CEO at 20. Here's what I learned by TheGrumpyBrit on Tuesday May 22, 2018 @08:19AM (#17125359)
In one sense, the fact that you can "keep fucking up and partying" is exactly what makes it the perfect time to be a startup founder. To paraphrase Jeff Foxworthy, you can lose everything you own and you're only out $15.

I'm 38 and I'm just now trying to get my own business off the ground, for an idea I had back in 2003. I registered the domain and ran it as a side gig, but there wasn't a viable business back then. Now SaaS and cloud services are more mainstream, there's a lot more potential to develop the idea. The only downside being that now I have to balance a family life and a career path along with it.

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Re:I became CEO at 20. Here's what I learned by wu-ikkyu on Tuesday May 22, 2018 @12:43PM (#17127278)
>To paraphrase Jeff Foxworthy, you can lose everything you own and you're only out $15.

You can also lose your mental/physical health, family/friends, love life

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Re:I became CEO at 20. Here's what I learned by TheGrumpyBrit on Wednesday May 23, 2018 @03:07AM (#17131928)
This is true. But you can do that at 40 too. At 20, you've got a lot more time to get back on your feet.
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