I think the TL;DR (and it's very true in my experience) is that having cofounders at different lifestages is an extra challenge.
What could be a perfectly fine Ramen profitable company for 3 20-year olds would be a financial disaster for a couple of 40-year olds.
Success isn't always about growing fast or shutting down. Sometimes's it's just about being good enough for long enough to hang on until good things happen... and mixed-age founders have different abilities to hang on in that situation.
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I think the TL;DR (and it's very true in my experience) is that having cofounders at different lifestages is an extra challenge.
What could be a perfectly fine Ramen profitable company for 3 20-year olds would be a financial disaster for a couple of 40-year olds.
Success isn't always about growing fast or shutting down. Sometimes's it's just about being good enough for long enough to hang on until good things happen... and mixed-age founders have different abilities to hang on in that situation.