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Gibbon on Sept 7, 2009 | parent | context | favorite | on: When It Comes To Founding Successful Startups, Old...

From Canada's profit 100 list:

Avg founder age: 43

62 have started multiple firms

3 firms on avg.

Avg workweek 58 hours

Graduate degrees 27

Sole founders 37

Co-founders 48

Female 6

Avg 5-yr growth rate: 2506%

cedsav on Sept 7, 2009 [–]

If most have started multiple firms, then they didn't start being entrepreneur at 43. So is it age, or simply repeated experiences that really matter?

mixmax on Sept 7, 2009 | [–]

One is a prerequisite for the other.

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