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You Could Be Too Young to Start a Successful Business, but Science Says You Can Never Be Too Old

One example: a 60- year-old founder is nearly three times as likely to start a business that winds up in the top 0.1 percent of all companies as founders in their 20s.

By JEFF HADEN, CONTRIBUTING EDITOR, INC.COM, @jeff_haden

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STARTUP By JEFF HADEN

You Could Be Too Young to Start a Successful Business, but Science Says You Can Never Be Too Old

One example: a 60- year-old founder is nearly three times as likely to start a business that winds up in the top 0.1 percent of all companies as founders in their 20s.

By JEFF HADEN

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