Sentences with phrase «among older entrepreneurs»

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DODOcase co-founder Patrick Buckley, a 29 - year - old serial entrepreneur, felt there was a niche among people nostalgic for the warm, classy feel of a traditional book.

Among entrepreneurs who start businesses between the ages of 20 and 64, almost a quarter are 55 or older, compared with 15 percent in 1996, according to the Kauffman Foundation.

After reading my new book, Real Leaders Don't Follow, an old friend and business associate who's had a long and successful career, Ziv Azmanov, sent me an email that, among other things, does a pretty effective job of explaining what distinguishes real entrepreneurs from the pack:

The startup Formspring.me was just four months old when it closed a $ 2.5 million angel round of funding last month from 10 name - brand investors, among them angel funds, individual entrepreneurs — even a venture capital firm.

According to the 2016 Deloitte Millennial Survey, emerging markets (EM) millennials are more likely to say that «starting their own business» is a sign of success than Millennials in developed nations.1 Further, according to the 2016 Global Entrepreneur Report, the overall age pattern for entrepreneurship worldwide shows the highest participation rates among the 25 — 34 and 35 — 44 year olds.2

Michael Tolkin, a 32 - year - old tech entrepreneur who is among over a dozen long - shot candidates running to unseat New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, appears to have outspent every other contender in the race, including the mayor, with a $ 5 million in - kind contribution to his own campaign.

Optimism abounds among entrepreneurs, and among the old guard there exists the fantasy that the world is not as bad as everyone says it is.