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The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time to plant a tree is today. The best time to start your dream business was yesterday. The second best time is today. It doesn't matter how old you are. Don't believe me? • Eric Yuan started Zoom at 41 • Robert Noyce started Intel at 41 • Donald Fisher started Gap at 40 • Robni Chase started Zipcar at 42 • Lee Goodwin started Geico at 50 • Ray Kroc started McDonalds at 52 • Sam Walton started Walmart at 44 • David Baszucki started Roblox at 41 • Reid Hoffman started LinkedIn at 35 • Toni Morrison wrote her first novel at 40 • Henry Ford created the Model T car at 45 • Harland David Sanders started KFC at 62 • Ellen Latham started Orange Theory at 54 • Michael Bloomberg started Bloomberg at 39 • Vera Wang entered the fashion industry at 40 • Samuel L. Jackson got his first major role at 43 • Martha Steward published her first cookbook at 41 • Arianna Huffington started The Huffington Post at 55 • Steve Carrel landed his hit role as Michael Scott at 42 *** Takeaway: It’s widely believed that the most successful entrepreneurs are young. Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Mark Zuckerberg were in their early twenties when they launched what would become world-changing companies. Do these famous cases reflect a generalizable pattern? Research shows that among the top 0.1% of startups based on growth in their first five years, the founders started their companies, on average, when they were 45 years old. Remember: It's never too late to turn your dream idea, into your dream business. *** That's a wrap. Hope you enjoyed this post. If you did: 1. Follow me @arjunmahadevan for more like this (and for more on how to turn your dream idea, into your dream US business with @doolaHQ) 2. RT this, if you can, to share this with a friend to remind them: It. Is. Never. Too. Late.