Older Founders Win
If you don’t believe me, the data proves it.
For decades, we’ve been fed the myth that entrepreneurship is a young person’s game.
Hoodies, skateboards, energy drinks. Move fast. Break things.
But the numbers tell a different story. A better one, for us.
According to the Kauffman Foundation, MIT, and HBR:
The average successful founder is 45.
Founders over 50 are twice as likely to build a lasting business.
Success rates climb with every decade of experience.
Why?
Because experience compounds.
Because pattern recognition is real.
Because older founders pick better markets, hire better people, and make fewer avoidable mistakes.
Being an entrepreneur in the 4th Quarter is not a disadvantage.
The research supports it.
I believe we are starting to see the beginning of a new generation of silver entrepreneurs.
The world doesn’t need more 24-year-olds guessing.
It needs more seasoned adults who’ve been in the arena long enough to know what matters.
If you’re 50+, don’t ask “Why me?”
Ask “Why not me?”
Not sure?
The data’s on your side.
