Most successful entrepreneurs are older than you think

The romanticized image of entrepreneurs is a picture of youth: a 20-something individual with disruptive ideas, boundless energy and a still-sharp mind.

Silicon Valley has bet on this image for years.

But is this right?

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• The Conversation

Far from it, according to our recent research with Javier Miranda of the U.S. Census Bureau and Pierre Azoulay of MIT.

Our team analyzed the age of all business founders in the U.S. in recent years.

We found that the average age of the most successful entrepreneurs is 45 – and that founders in their 20s are the least likely to build a…

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