"When we think of entrepreneurs, many of us imagine bright young upstarts in hoodies and jeans, like Mark Zuckerberg or Irish founders of the payment service provider Stripe, brothers Patrick and John Collison."
"Yet while the 20-something tech founders might get the bulk of the spotlight, the majority of successful entrepreneurs are older: US research found that the average age at the time they established their ventures is 45."
Society often pictures entrepreneurs as young, casually dressed tech founders such as Mark Zuckerberg and the Collison brothers. Those 20-something founders attract the bulk of media attention and public imagination. The visible focus on youthful tech success can obscure the broader reality of entrepreneurship. Research in the United States finds that most successful entrepreneurs are older, with the average age when establishing a venture being 45. Age diversity among founders reflects different paths to business creation, including career pivots, leveraging accumulated expertise, and building networks that support later-life entrepreneurship.
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