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Baby Boomers May Be Your Biggest Startup Competitors

Startup Professionals Musings

In the Kauffman Foundation Survey of nearly 5,000 companies that began in 2004, nearly two-thirds of the founders are now between the ages of 35 and 54. In terms of job creation, innovation, and productivity, entrepreneurs drive growth. These trends seem likely to persist. They are becoming the new early adopters.

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Baby Boomers Are Surpassing Gen-Y As Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

In the Kauffman Foundation Survey of nearly 5,000 companies that began in 2004, nearly two-thirds of the founders are now between the ages of 35 and 54. In terms of job creation, innovation, and productivity, entrepreneurs drive growth. These trends seem likely to persist. They are becoming the new early adopters.

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Your Next Startup Will Likely Be Run By a Boomer

Startup Professionals Musings

In the Kauffman Foundation Survey of nearly 5,000 companies that began in 2004, nearly two-thirds of the founders are now between the ages of 35 and 54. In terms of job creation, innovation, and productivity, entrepreneurs drive growth. These trends seem likely to persist. They are becoming the new early adopters.

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Encore Entrepreneur Is The New Baby Boomer Lifestyle

Startup Professionals Musings

In the Kauffman Foundation Survey of nearly 5,000 companies that began in 2004, nearly two-thirds of the founders are now between the ages of 35 and 54. In terms of job creation, innovation, and productivity, entrepreneurs drive growth. These trends seem likely to persist. They are becoming the new early adopters.

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Boomers are Driving a New Entrepreneurship Boom

Startup Professionals Musings

In the Kauffman Foundation Survey of nearly 5,000 companies that began in 2004, nearly two-thirds of the founders are now between the ages of 35 and 54. In terms of job creation, innovation, and productivity, entrepreneurs drive growth. The highest growth rate last year actually was the next echelon, Gen-X, 35 to 44-year-olds.

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Hazards of Hiring

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2004-07-08 15:59:32 Hazards of Hiring. of your product is going to ship in 8 weeks. In 1998, SourceGear was looking to hire a full-time person in technical support. That distinction is the difference between simply coding and being a part of product team. About Eric. twitter.com/eric_sink. The Business of Software.

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