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Re:The mean age of high-tech founders is 43, economists say by nostromo on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @02:05PM (#17911354)
I don't see Steve Jobs or Jeff Bezos as counterexamples to the article's thesis.

Jobs specifically was a much, much better CEO in middle age than he was in his youth. I think the same is true for Bezos. These folks were outliers when they were young, and they were even more extreme outliers after decades of experience.

Also, Gladwell's conclusion is only true for 2 of the 5 companies mentioned.

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Re:The mean age of high-tech founders is 43, economists say by CardenB on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @08:28PM (#17914103)
Steve Jobs was young when personal computing was young. Likewise, Jeff Bezos and the internet.

These people succeeded despite themselves and became better with age. These all fit with the OPs argument.

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