The original NYT quote is pretty easy to find. May 2013, Paul Graham: "The cutoff in investors’ heads is 32." [1]
Still in denial mode?
[1] http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/05/magazine/y-combinator-sili...
Still in denial mode?
[1] http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/05/magazine/y-combinator-sili...
Suggesting I'm in denial mode is unhelpful - as I've already said there is a good conversation about age to be had.
Even if there were no such specific, personally identifiable quote -- should we deny that there are v.high-level players in SV who indulge in and (apparently) support ageism?