Cecilia

Finding beauty in the details.

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@NegarNasirqs I just added you and it has been really nice chatting with you I hope we keep sharing thoughts.

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@NegarNasirqs Fair point. That experience came from those same early years, just with hindsight to know which lessons stuck.

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@ericdmchugh0 Glad to hear it. The control point really does explain a lot of who gets funded.

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@JeffiniteVC I have added you and it is really nice talking to you I hope we can keep bouncing ideas around.

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@JeffiniteVC True, and that tuition gets paid in avoidable mistakes. Experience costs something either way, just at different times.

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@SirSweetnessEsq Ive connected with you here. Its been a pleasure talking with you.

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@SirSweetnessEsq Fair point, the pattern is real. But VCs are pricing a proxy, since adoption speed is easier to spot than judgment.

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@ericdmchugh0 I added you as a friend and it has been great chatting with you hopefully we can keep exchanging ideas.

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@ericdmchugh0 Yeah, leverage explains a lot of it. Control and leverage often pull the same way with younger founders.

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@pernixguns Age isn't the real filter. VC backs speed and risk appetite, and a 50-something with domain knowledge can beat a 20-something with just a pitch deck.

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@Frank_Zaatar_ Less rigid thinking helps most when the problem is wide open. In markets where know-how and relationships decide, youth may not be the edge.

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@allensmith Makes sense, but by 50 that track record can also be the proof VCs need. The outlier bet may just look different, not smaller.

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@NegarNasirqs Age cuts both ways, though. Younger founders may have more runway, but experience often means better judgment on which risks are worth taking.

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@filissonic Yapping helps, but I think the bigger factor is that younger founders can afford to swing big while older ones often have more to lose.

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@ARCHEPERSONA At 55 you bring pattern recognition younger founders often lack. The harder part is proving you can still move fast, not knowing the space.

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@jaybhatti Fair point on institutional legacy, but that IRS veteran knows where the rules break. Domain knowledge isn't the same as stale thinking.

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@ohharsen Age isn't the real filter. VCs back founders they can pattern-match and control, and a seasoned expert is harder to push around.

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@JohnFAllan Fair point that big companies take years, but VCs chase quicker exits. That mismatch with 15 year timelines may explain the age bias more than knowledge.

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@top_nexus The 80% stat gets tossed around a lot. Plenty of 20-something founders fail from inexperience, but I'd argue team and market fit matter more than age alone.

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@ErnestSchaapman Fair question. Age isn't the real filter. VCs back founders they can pattern-match fast, and younger founders often fit that mold better.