Re:Paul Kedrosky: Shut Up About the Age Thing
by sbraford on Thursday June 07, 2007 @11:48PM
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I've been thinking about this a lot lately too.
Chances are, the older you get, the average person will have lived through more "failures" than huge mega-successes. This influences how they perceive the world and their expected outcome.
Some 20 year-old who has never had to work for a BigCo or failed startup has not had that experience yet. (Not sure if this is a plus or minus, probably a plus.)
Sometimes, just sometimes, a "crotchety old-timer" who might still only be in his late twenties, can bring something to the game that a 20 y/o might not have at that age.
Chances are, the older you get, the average person will have lived through more "failures" than huge mega-successes. This influences how they perceive the world and their expected outcome.
Some 20 year-old who has never had to work for a BigCo or failed startup has not had that experience yet. (Not sure if this is a plus or minus, probably a plus.)
Sometimes, just sometimes, a "crotchety old-timer" who might still only be in his late twenties, can bring something to the game that a 20 y/o might not have at that age.