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Re:When It Comes To Founding Successful Startups, Old Guys Rule by Gibbon on Monday September 07, 2009 @11:16AM (#809259)
From Canada's profit 100 list:

Avg founder age: 43

62 have started multiple firms

3 firms on avg.

Avg workweek 58 hours

Graduate degrees 27

Sole founders 37

Co-founders 48

Female 6

Avg 5-yr growth rate: 2506%

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Re:When It Comes To Founding Successful Startups, Old Guys Rule by cedsav on Monday September 07, 2009 @11:44AM (#809310)
If most have started multiple firms, then they didn't start being entrepreneur at 43. So is it age, or simply repeated experiences that really matter?
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Re:When It Comes To Founding Successful Startups, Old Guys Rule by mixmax on Monday September 07, 2009 @12:30PM (#809364)
One is a prerequisite for the other.
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