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A comment on Ask HN: Does your co-founder have to be the same age as you?.

Re:Ask HN: Does your co-founder have to be the same age as you? by petesalty on Friday November 20, 2009 @07:47PM (#953878)
I think it has a lot to do with lifestyle/attitude more than age. For example, I'm 40, but I don't have kids, nor a mortgage, nor any other major financial responsibilities. I do have a long term partner but she's also an entrepreneur working on her own businesses. I hate to get up early, like to play video games, work out regularly and like a good strong drink now and again. I have the lifestyle of a 20 year olod although I'm much more stable both financially and emotionally. Plus I have a lot of experience - what's not to like?

Don't let age/race/gender/ determine who you partner with, look for commitment, passion and energy - those are the things that are important.

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Re:Ask HN: Does your co-founder have to be the same age as you? by pbhjpbhj on Saturday November 21, 2009 @10:35AM (#954610)
I have the lifestyle of a 20 year old

Sounds like the lifestyle of a 40+ yr old bachelor to me. You have a "long term partner" (presume you mean life-partner not business), you have low living costs, you have disposable income, these are not part of a normal 20-something lifestyle.

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