Are young & successful founders the real unicorns?

Most successful founders are older than we think. The average age of the founders of the world's fastest growing tech companies is 45, and statistics show us that the likelihood of a founder’s success increases with age until about 60. If this is true, why does the young, 20-something and successful tech founder seem to be everywhere?

Most successful founders are older than we think. The average age of the founders of the world’s fastest growing tech companies is 45, and statistics show us that the likelihood of a founder’s success increases with age until about 60. If this is true, why does the young, 20-something and successful tech founder seem to be everywhere? Are the real ‘unicorns’ the young and successful entrepreneurs in the tech space, whose stories are made famous by the media?

Ndubuisi and Andrew open up about their long and ongoing experiences as founders, and examine how the popular perception of the successful 20-something tech founder might have arisen.

We’re on a mission to build better brands and better perceptions for Africa.

We're creating conversations and content with the intent of reframing the current thinking about ventures, initiatives and brands.

Reframed Content

Related

How is creativity being leveraged to connect sports and brands with cultural moments?

/ Podcast

How is creativity being leveraged to connect sports and brands with…

Crystal Palace F.C. recently appointed Kenny Annan-Jonathan as their creative director: a first for a British Premier League team and an trend emerging in sports. In this Reframed episode, we discuss the changing…

Becoming an influencer: how has social media has changed the game?

/ Podcast

Becoming an influencer: how has social media has changed the game?

Influencers from previous decades such as The Beatles and Michael Jackson, feel otherworldly compared Kim Kardashian and others of today. We speak to US comedian, Orlando Baxter, to discuss the road to becoming an…

Subscribe

Subscribe to get updates on the new articles, podcast and other content in our Reframed series.