Among the top 0.1% of startups based on growth in their first five years, we find that the founders started their companies, on average, when they were 45 years old. (中略)Overall, the empirical evidence shows that successful entrepreneurs tend to be middle-aged, not young.
Steve Jobs and Apple introduced the company’s most profitable innovation, the iPhone, when Jobs was 52. Jeff Bezos and Amazon have moved far beyond selling books online, and Amazon’s future market cap growth rate was highest when Bezos was 45.
このような女性起業家や中高年・高齢者の起業家の増加トレンドが注目を集めつつある中、弁護士(年収10万ドル以上)の安定した仕事を捨てドーナツ・プロジェクトを50歳手前で起業したレスリー・ポリゾット(Leslie Polizzotto)さんは、2019年6月、女性起業家たちを支援するNPO団体『ザ・ストーリー・エクスチェンジ』(The Story Exchange)が選んだ: