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Interesting... I'd be curious to hear which successful startup founders fit this pattern?

I'm not a founder [but that doesn't mean I wouldn't potentially found a company someday] - I worked in hospitality management until my early 30s. If I were to apply to YC I wouldn't expect you to be interested in my previous career so I wouldn't include that. If I understand you right you're saying you'd look at what you see I've done [in the ~3 years I've been a developer] and be less impressed because it's coming from someone in their mid-30s instead of their early 20s.

Sorry to break it to you, but factoring that into your decision is the very definition of [age] discrimination.

Sorry, I didn't mean to give the impression that I only look at technical accomplishments. I like to look at whatever accomplishments that person has, regardless of what field they're in. So if you've worked a lot in hospitality management, then great, let's hear about your accomplishments there.

>> I only look at technical accomplishments

Without age discrimination

>>accomplishments are in light of how much time they've had to achieve them

Age discrimination by definition

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