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How old is an entrepreneur supposed to be?

When you hear about start-ups and entrepreneurs, whom do you picture?

For many, it's the 22-year-old genius techie with the Stanford degree who also happens to be a Level 100 Fortnite gamer.

If that's what you think, I've got some surprising news: That's not the person you should be imagining. In the real world, that person is a lot different . . . and a lot older.

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Northwestern University say their study shows that the average entrepreneur who has started a business and then hired at least one employee is not 22 years old and probably has never heard of Fortnite.