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Re:Age and the entrepreneur, part 1: Some data by dpapathanasiou on Wednesday August 08, 2007 @10:43AM (#40506)
There is very, very little innovation to be had in the airplane business

Have you heard about the Boeing 787 (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6282820.stm)?

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Re:Age and the entrepreneur, part 1: Some data by mynameishere on Wednesday August 08, 2007 @10:54AM (#40511)
For all intents and purposes, that's a 737 with an efficiency tweak. It's like going from merge sort to quick sort.

Have you heard about the concorde? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concorde (maiden flight: 1969, when the Rolling Stones were peaking.)

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Re:Age and the entrepreneur, part 1: Some data by dpapathanasiou on Wednesday August 08, 2007 @11:00AM (#40515)
For all intents and purposes, that's a 737 with an efficiency tweak. It's like going from merge sort to quick sort.

Is it? It's an all-new design, using a new material for the first time, etc.

I didn't mean to be so blunt in my first reply, but there are tons of improvements that can be made in that industry, especially if you look at old problems with new eyes.

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Re:Age and the entrepreneur, part 1: Some data by sanj on Wednesday August 08, 2007 @11:26AM (#40522)
Bizjets have been using those materials and avionics for years.

If you want to talk about all new designs and brilliance in aerospace, look at Burt Rutan.

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Re:Age and the entrepreneur, part 1: Some data by dpapathanasiou on Wednesday August 08, 2007 @11:44AM (#40529)
You're right, there is innovation in that industry.

And the point is: if a generalization about an industry is incorrect, it's not a good idea to use that as a logical foundation for predicting the age of entrepreneurs in that industry.

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