Comments on: Valleywag: Is 30 too old to start a company? http://www.RexBlog.com/2007/05/16/16893?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=valleywag-is-30-too-old-to-start-a-company Rex Hammock's Blog Sun, 15 Jan 2012 04:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: rexblog.com: Rex Hammock’s weblog » Blog Archive » Youthful entrepreneurship in America is a modern notion that is three-hundred years old http://www.RexBlog.com/2007/05/16/16893/comment-page-1#comment-26285 rexblog.com: Rex Hammock’s weblog » Blog Archive » Youthful entrepreneurship in America is a modern notion that is three-hundred years old Thu, 14 Jun 2007 21:07:06 +0000 http://www.rexblog.com/2007/05/16/16893/#comment-26285 [...] Recently on this blog, I dipped my toe into a debate about the age of individuals who start and run businesses. My point then (and now) is that while intuitively convincing, the empirical evidence related to business creation and success suggests that numerous factors are important to the success of an enterprise and that if you focus too much on one factor (age), you’ll be lulled into crediting the wrong factors — and making connections that perhaps should not be made. [...] [...] Recently on this blog, I dipped my toe into a debate about the age of individuals who start and run businesses. My point then (and now) is that while intuitively convincing, the empirical evidence related to business creation and success suggests that numerous factors are important to the success of an enterprise and that if you focus too much on one factor (age), you’ll be lulled into crediting the wrong factors — and making connections that perhaps should not be made. [...]

]]> By: Rex Hammock http://www.RexBlog.com/2007/05/16/16893/comment-page-1#comment-21747 Rex Hammock Wed, 16 May 2007 20:08:00 +0000 http://www.rexblog.com/2007/05/16/16893/#comment-21747 Thanks, Heather. Unfortunately, <a href="http://blogs.usatoday.com/smallbiz/2007/05/startup_success.html?csp=34" rel="nofollow">other reporters</a> jumped right in. Thanks, Heather. Unfortunately, other reporters jumped right in.

]]> By: Heather Green http://www.RexBlog.com/2007/05/16/16893/comment-page-1#comment-21742 Heather Green Wed, 16 May 2007 18:52:37 +0000 http://www.rexblog.com/2007/05/16/16893/#comment-21742 Hi Rex, Don't worry. This reporter won't fall for it. I had the same reaction you did. The chart proves nothing. Hi Rex,

Don’t worry. This reporter won’t fall for it. I had the same reaction you did. The chart proves nothing.

]]> By: Hudge http://www.RexBlog.com/2007/05/16/16893/comment-page-1#comment-21733 Hudge Wed, 16 May 2007 18:07:21 +0000 http://www.rexblog.com/2007/05/16/16893/#comment-21733 Speaking of the Onion: http://www.theonion.com/content/news_briefs/professor_sees_parallels?utm_source=EMTF_Onion Sonds like a valid technique to me Speaking of the Onion: http://www.theonion.com/content/news_briefs/professor_sees_parallels?utm_source=EMTF_Onion

Sonds like a valid technique to me

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