75-Day Challenge Before 2027:
- Apply for 15 higher paying roles
- Reduce/eliminate one debt by Jan 1st
- Spend on essentials only in November
- Work out 3X weekly
- Read & finish 2 books
- Learn a new skill
- Map out 6-months of goals for health, finances, skills & giving back
It makes me sad to witness women who have never been deeply loved and desired by the man they truly love. Because no amount of attention from random men compares to being cherished by the man you actually want.
YC and dropout culture have convinced us the ideal founder is 22, straight out of school, but the data tells a different story.
Some interesting data:
- An MIT study of 2.7 million US founders found that the average founder was 47 when starting a company that later exited through an acquisition or IPO.
- The same study cited that the founders of the fastest-growing 0.1% of U.S. startups were 45 years old on average when they started their companies.
- A 50-year-old founder was approximately twice as likely as a 30-year-old founder to produce an acquisition or IPO.
- Founders with at least three years of relevant industry experience were twice as likely to build a top-0.1%-growth company as founders with none.
So it seems that experience is one of the strongest advantages a founder can have.
Two lessons here:
1. It's never too late to start
2. It might actually be TOO early to start; getting work experience is worth considering
Secured a contract with one of the largest financial institutions in the world, working in AML. It was too good to resist! I’m so proud of myself, no degree, just my tech certs and putting in the work! This was a dream of mine when I was trying to break into tech in 2024 🤭🥹