Silver Startup Entrepreneurs

Die “Silberrücken” sind öffenbar schlauer und mutiger als die meisten “Greenhorns” - Statistisch gesehen. Vivek Wadhwa schreibt in Businessweek über eine Untersuchung zur typischen Altersverteilung von amerikanischen Startup- und Tech-Unternehmern und kommt zu einem überraschenden Schluss. Nicht die jungen College-Dropouts beherrschen das Bild, sondern gut ausgebildete Grauhaarige:

Contrary to the popular belief that tech entrepreneurs start their companies in their teens or early 20s, we found that the average and median age of founders was 39. Twice as many were older than 50 as were younger than 25. And there were twice as many over 60 as under 20. So, we may read stories about young people starting tech companies (BusinessWeek.com, 4/17/08), but they’re the minority. Most tech entrepreneurs have grey hair and experience.

Also nicht Silver Surfer, sondern Silver Startup Entrepreneurs erobern das Netz. Soviel zu Vorurteilen. So jetzt weiter im Programm.

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