Comment: Tech start-ups not the sole domain of the young
Mark Zuckerberg inspired the image of 20-year-old tech entrepreneurs, but experience matters too
Since Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook from his dorm room in Harvard, the business world has become obsessed with the 20 to 30-something tech entrepreneurs.
Tales of the decade-long struggles of Richard Branson or Alan Sugar have been replaced by the Silicon Valley generation, many of whom seem to make their money in half the time.
I was just as preoccupied with young entrepreneurs when I wrote a start-up feature on teenage entrepreneurs back in May. In fact,Eric Lassard- a motivational speaker, author and serial entrepreneur - hadn’t even turned 13 yet.
