Being a CEO in and of itself is a really hard task. Often times this title is misconstrued as being one that is particularly glamorous and esteem. However, especially in a startup, the CEO serves as a decision maker forging together the strategy of the company with inputs from other founders, team members, and advisors while simultaneously trying to ensure that they are not persuaded by bad or irrelevant advice.
Even amidst these tasks there comes another aspect of leadership, which is something we try to marginalize but cannot be ignored, age. We often say that age is nothing but a number, but age is understood in the context of experience which is not something to be taken lightly when managing an entire company and your employees. However, there are things that can be done to both ensure that you are acting as the best CEO you can be while not being dismissed for your age.
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