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0 pointsakerl_3mo ago0 comments

But why? What about being 51 vs younger means writing is “better leverage”.

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At 51 you don't have the energy and time to compete on "grinding" which is often the "advantage" in the early days of a startup before a moat has solidified

tptacek3mo ago

You appear from your published CV to be much, much younger than 51. I'm not 51, but I'm much closer to it than you are, and at an age where many people in my social circle at past that. What on earth gives you the confidence to say something like "at 51 you don't have the energy to compete"?

Also, at 51, you probably have more time to compete than a 36 year old.

I think you're way off on this.

kasey_junk3mo ago

I certainly had much more time & energy for startup shenanigans in my mid 40s than I did in my mid 30s. But even with that experience I’d be very hesitant to extrapolate about any age because of how different everyone’s lives are.

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akerl_OP3mo ago

Presumably at 60 the right move is to surrender one’s body for science, as you’ve passed all the milestones of usefulness.

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