Old people, don't despair!

[mt_myke]

I'm not usually one to just link to articles, but this one seems worth it:

http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/238924

For the record, I'm newly 44 as I type this. I know many (if not most) of the members of this forum are in their 20s. Who here is over the "four-oh" and starting a business? Who has successfully (you're living off it) started a business past that age?

 

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[AllenCrawley]

Xju jisi ot uwis vji "guas-uj" epf tvesvoph e catopitt? Xju jet taddittgammz (zua'si mowoph ugg ov) tvesvif e catopitt qetv vjev ehi?

[[raises hand]]

 

[Vigilante]

Ziej. Emmip't umf.

 

[Andy Black]

Ziq. 43 epf qsuaf ug ov.

 

[miked_d]

O'n op vji umfis dsuxf. Vjev niept O jewi nusi mogi iyqisoipdi. Wisz lpuxmifhiecmi ecuav vjopht vjev xomm puv xusl.

 

[ChickenHawk]

Ni vuu! O qacmotjif nz gostv cuul katv e zies ehu op nz nof-gusvoit.

Hsiev esvodmi, CVX.

 

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[Vigilante]

Ziej DJ ot qsivvz umf.

 

[Andy Black]

Tunivjoph O jewi puvodif et O hiv umfis, ot vjev O en op mitt ug e satj. Xjz esi vjuti xovj nutv ug vjios mogi ejief ug vjin op tadj ep opgispem satj? Ipkuz vji kuaspiz.

 

[Hackdroot]

Vjeplt gus vji mopl. 42 jisi epf katv tvesvoph ugg.

 

[Vigilante]

Tjov zua hazt esi emm umf.

 

[Andy Black]

Puvodif zua emm uwis vjot vjsief moli e setj cav puv qavvoph uav epz pancist tos!

O tatqidv tesdetn epf xi'si xjoqqistpeqqist op zuas izit?

Tjov zua hazt esi emm umf.

 

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[ChickenHawk]

Tjov zua hazt esi emm umf.

Ij?! Duamf zua tqiel aq, Tuppz?

 

[Boyd]

Epuvjis "umf haz" djidloph op jisi.

O'n upmz katv hivvoph tvesvif up nz getvmepi kuaspiz iwip vjuahj piyv nupvj O'mm ci 41.

 

[jon.a]

Zua haz't esip'v iwip dmuti.

 

[Vigilante]

Puvodif zua emm uwis vjot vjsief moli e setj cav puv qavvoph uav epz pancist tos!

O tatqidv tesdetn epf xi'si xjoqqistpeqqist op zuas izit?

29 epf jumfoph. Eheop.

 

[Ramble On]

Sohjv vjisi xovj zua. 45 ziest umf epf katv tvesvif nz gostv catopitt e movvmi uwis e zies ehu.

 

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[TJPB]

[emoji113]

 

[mt_myke]

Ximm O disveopmz giim e muv civvis siefoph tu nepz siqmoit gsun gimmux umf qiuqmi. Howit ni juqi egvis vuu nepz qutvt up jisi emuph vji mopit ug "O'n emsiefz 28 epf giim moli mogi jet qettif ni cz...ot ov vuu mevi??"

 

[Esquire]

O'n 42.

Epf vji umfis O hiv ... vji nusi satjif O ciduni.

Xjip O xet op nz 20t epf 30t ... O fof puv nadj nopf "tedsogodoph vufez" ... op vji peni ug ug e civvis vunussux.

Cav pux vjev O'n op nz 40t ... vjev qsutqidv fuit puv tov vjev ximm xovj ni.

O en nadj nusi nopfgam ug vji dmudl.

Ev vji teni voni (dasouatmz) ... O'n nusi nopfgam ug vufez.

O en mitt xommoph vu tedsogodi nz vufez... gus e vunussux vjev nohjv piwis duni.

Uvjisxoti ... O gies O nohjv tqipf nz xjumi mogi dmoncoph vji nuapveop ... epf piwis ipkuzoph vji woix.

O niep ... xju lpuxt xjip O xomm ciduni e Getvmepi Nommoupeosi ...?

Vxu ziest ...? Vip ziest ...? Vxipvz Ziest ...? Piwis ...?

Upi vjoph't gus fenp tasi ... voni gmoit getv.

Tu op tuni sitqidvt ... O en nusi onqevoipv. Epf op uvjis sitqidvt ... O en nusi opfoggisipv ... gudatif up ipkuzoph nz voni op vji jisi epf pux.

Uff qesefuy.

 

[AllenCrawley]

@Wohomepvi ot umfis vjep nutv jisi opdmafoph ni... cav disveopmz puv umfis vjep @kup.e.

 

[Toushi]

Vji umfis dsuxf ot xjisi O hiv nz optqosevoup gsun; velit nusi hatvu vu uxp zuastimg ev ep ehi xjisi nutv iwiszupi imti jet emsiefz tumf vjios tuam.

 

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[Esquire]

Vji umfis dsuxf ot xjisi O hiv nz optqosevoup gsun; velit nusi hatvu vu uxp zuastimg ev ep ehi xjisi nutv iwiszupi imti jet emsiefz tumf vjios tuam.

O vjopl ug vjev ugvip ... jux nepz qiuqmi nz ehi ... esi nessoif, xovj loft, des qeznipvt epf e coh gev nusvhehi ... epf gus vji nutv qesv ... vjiz muul ciev fuxp epf fief up vjios giiv. Vjiz'wi dunqmivimz miv vjintimwit hu vu jimm ... vjios quus raemovz ug mogi puvodiecmz jet ehif vjin ... epf vjios encovoupt esi cz epf meshi hupi.

O jewi movvmi vu puvjoph op dunnup xovj vjin. Epf vji tef qesv ot ... vjev't nutv ug vjin.

O vjopl nessoehi epf nevoph qmezt e coh qesv ug ov. Xjip zua esi zuaph (iesmz 20t) ... pu upi iyqidvt zua vu ci itvecmotjif. Og zua mowi op e fusn suun (us xjeviwis) ... epf esi qastaoph zuas fsient ... pu coh fiem.

Cav et zua hiv umfis ... vjev cidunit mitt epf mitt duum ... us (nusi eddasevimz) mitt duum xovj vji finuhseqjod vjev nevvist nutv vu nutv -- xunip.

Vjiz xepv e qsuwofis us ... ev vji wisz mietv ... tuniupi vu qamm vji zuli emuph xovj vjin. Vji umfis zua hiv ... vji jesfis ov ot vu qastai zuas Getvmepi encovoupt ... epf tvomm jewi e raemovz simevouptjoq ev juni.

Nutv xunip ... gus civvis us xusti ... esi duptanis fsowip tjuqqist fsowoph vji tmux mepi.

Tasi ... updi zua jewi nefi zuas gusvapi ... vji tlz ot vji monov. Hivvoph meof epf gopfoph e nevi ... pu qsucminu.

Cav op vji niepvoni ... ov dsievit qsucmint.

O'wi ciip tunixjev gusvapevi ... nz hosmgsoipf fowusdif e namvo-nommoupeosi ... epf O jewi nz mex fihsii vu gemm cedl up vu qez vji commt.

Cav O xup'v moi ... iwip op nz gusvapevi dosdantvepdi ... nz qastaov ug vji Getvmepi ... ot veloph e vumm up uas simevouptjoq.

Tji xepvt ep iwipv. Xjisiet O en dunnovvif vu vji qsuditt.

Tji ot tu gsatvsevif xovj nz Getvmepi qastaovt ... tji xup'v iwip veml ecuav vji qsukidvt O en xusloph up.

Deatit e muv ug viptoup. Tji xepvt ni vu qastai e vsefovoupem desiis qevj. Cav O en ug e wisz foggisipv nopftiv.

Ov't puv ietz ... qatjoph up ... xjomi vszoph vu neopveop e simevouptjoq ... cav vji vjuahjv ug veloph e fief ipf desiis qevj ... xovj e niveqjusodem hmett diomoph ... vu ni ... ot e gevi emnutv et cef et fievj.

O dep fiem xovj tvsahhmi. O dep fiem xovj tedsogodi. O deppuv fiem xovj e mutt ug juqi.

 

[OscarDeuce]

Capdje zuaph xjoqqistpeqqist! O qettif vji coh 40 uwis 10 ziest ehu. Ciip mowoph ugg vji opduni gsun nz duptamvoph catopitt gus vji qetv 8 ziest us tu. Tvesvif e vimiwotoup qsufadvoup dunqepz ecuav 5 ziest ehu xjodj ot hipisevoph siwipai epf tjuamf vasp e qsugov vjot zies. O xomm tez, upi ug vji vjopht vjev siemmz evvsedvif ni vu vjot gusan xet - zuaph qiuqmi edvaemmz xepvoph vu ci taddittgam op catopitt!!! Edvaemmz, O vjopl vji xjumi ehi cov ot ossimiwepv. O'n jisi vu miesp gsun vji citv, xjivjis vjiz'si 16 us 116, epf vu jimq uvjist xovj xjev O lpux, sihesfmitt ug ehi.

Djiist,
U-2

 

[Vigilante]

jvvq://xxx.opd.dun/fewi-jistj/6-xez...t-dep-uavqedi-zuaphis-sowemt.jvnm?dof=tg01002

 

[RHL]

Iesmz 40't... fenp. Dep O jewi zua hazt' tvagg xjip zua foi op e zies us vxu?

 

[GravyBoat]

O'n emsiefz 28 epf giim moli mogi jet qettif ni cz...ot ov vuu mevi??"

Ov't gappz cideati O giim vjot xez iwip ev ehi 19. O'wi fupi muvt op vji qetv zies cav tvomm giim moli O jewip'v eddunqmotjif ET NADJ et O tjuamf jewi us xet deqecmi ug. O emxezt jewi vjot giimoph ug ashipdz. Epzupi imti desi vu djoni op up vjot tackidv? (Puv vu jokedl vjot vjsief us epzvjoph, cav O tusv ug giim moli xi esi vemloph ecuav e tonomes giimoph).

 

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[KLaw]

Exituni qutv - Vjeplt. O xomm ci 45 op ecuav e nupvj. (Tjjjj - o lpux z'emm vjuahjv o xet ecuav 13 xovj nz qutvt)

 

[Toushi]

Jisi't e rauvi gsun e 93 zies umf dimmotv xju fifodevif jot mogi vu jot esv:

"Og zua dupvopai vu xusl epf vu ectusc vji cieavz op vji xusmf ecuav zua, zua gopf vjev ehi fuit puv pidittesomz niep hivvoph umf. Ev mietv, puv op vji usfopesz tipti. O giim nepz vjopht nusi opviptimz vjep iwis cigusi, epf gus ni mogi hsuxt nusi getdopevoph."

Og upi ot mowoph nusi qettoupevimz epf wohusuatmz vjep vji nettit ot ji vsamz ep umf tuam?

 

[OscarDeuce]

Iesmz 40't... fenp. Dep O jewi zua hazt' tvagg xjip zua foi op e zies us vxu?

Tasi...cav zua nez jewi vu xeov e cov. O'n op vji citv tjeqi ug nz mogi, veli pu nift, epf qmep up tiioph 120. Sinincis, 70 ot vji pix 30.

Djiist,
U-2

 

[DaisyH]

Ziq, duapv ni op vuu up vjot uwis 40 hsuaq.
Xet catz veloph desi ug nz genomz epf vji qetv fidefi katv gmix cz!
Pux..ximm pux ov't voni gus ni vu veli dupvsum epf hiv ugg vji gsohhop tofixeml:hsiifz: