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Same here, but on the other hand I never worked with <30 founders. A few friends of mine founded right after university, but that was it.

Maybe this feeling comes up because they prefer to hire <30 people because they are cheaper?

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Most start ups want you to have a lot of experience so they don't have to train you. That level of experience isn't found in most people in their 20s. The older age bracket I'd wager are finance and venture capital types. Startups are mostly toys for rich people

Sure, but this doesn't explain why most people working in startups are in their twenties.

Is that true? Or is that just what people want to see?

Avg age at my company (Series A funded, 50-ish people) is >30. Founders started at 35 & 36. Now they’re not-quite-40 and 40. Your sample size may vary.

It would be nice to see more data collection here around employees. Maybe AngelList would be a good co to collect it?

At my startup, in my late 20s, I'm one of the older employees, excluding founders & management.

> Sure, but this doesn't explain why most people working in startups are in their twenties.

The data isn't for people working at startups — they only survey founders, and I think CEOs if the CEO is a non-founder.

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