Timeless success

The average startup founder’s age is 42. But for the most successful tech companies — we’re talking the top 0.1% of revenue — the average age is a little different. Are the most successful tech companies founded by someone older or younger than 42? (Hey, you have 50-50 odds today!)

The answer: Older! The average age of the most successful startup founders is 45, three years older than the average age for startup founders. And yeah, OK, Steve Jobs founded Apple at age 21 — but he was 52 when he launched the iPhone.

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