Source: https://hbr.org/2018/07/research-the-average-age-of-a-successful-startup-founder-is-45
We found that the average age of entrepreneurs at the time they founded their companies is 42.
The average age of high-tech founders falls in the early forties.
In other words, when you look at most successful firms, the average founder age goes up, not down.
Among those who have started a firm, older entrepreneurs have a substantially higher success rate.
Relative to founders with no relevant experience, those with at least three years of prior work experience in the same narrow industry as their startup were 85% more likely to launch a highly successful startup.
many VCs may operate under a mistaken belief that youth is the elixir of successful entrepreneurship — in other words, VCs are simply wrong.
Rather, they may seek investments that will yield the highest returns, and it is possible that young founders are more financially constrained than more experienced ones, leading them to cede upside to investors at a lower price.