The Average Age of Entrepreneurs
Written by Carleigh Lowe on July 24th, 2009
Filed Under: Trend Report
Tags: Entrepreneurs, Trend Report
Filed Under: Trend Report
Tags: Entrepreneurs, Trend Report
Today while listening to Marketplace on the public radio station in my car I heard a very interesting trend report on the average age of entrepreneurs. Below is an excerpt:
Time for a misconception check. If you think all the hot entrepreneurs out there are twenty-to-thirty-somethings with the next big idea and unlimited energy to launch it, it’s time to readjust your thinking. The average tech-company founder is 39. Overall the over-50 crowd outnumbers the under-25′s two to one. From the Entrepreneurship Desk at Oregon Public Broadcasting, Marketplace’s Mitchell Hartman has more on the graying of the entrepreneurial workforce.
Read and listen to the full report here: http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/07/23/pm-elder/
Sounds like the under 25 guys have some catching up to do…very interesting
Not surprising. Many people have gained the experience and know-how at older ages. Their confidence and desire to be be in charge of their own destiny increases along with the disenchantment of unrealized dreams,broken promises and the failure of corporate jobs to live up to the expectations of your youth.