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You’re Never Too Old to Start a Business

Don’t buy into the idea that kids own innovation. Use age to your advantage

SOMETHING’S BEEN BOTHERING me more and more over the past couple of years. It’s the notion that older entrepreneurs don’t have the skills and talent to compete with those in their 20s. It’s disappointing to me that the macrotechnology shift to a mobile and social media landscape has siphoned the confidence from some great entrepreneurs exposed to the thinking that they’re “outdated” or “not good

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