MIT study of 2.7M founders: average successful founder starts at 47

An MIT study of 2.7 million US founders overturns the stereotype of the 22-year-old founder: the average age of founders whose startups exit via acquisition or IPO is 47, with older founders significantly outperforming younger ones.

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