Would-be entrepreneurs of all ages come to me for advice about whether they should start a business and what it takes to succeed. They range from the students in my entrepreneurship classes at Princeton, through men and women at midlife looking for a change, to soon-to-be retirees who aren’t yet ready for nonstop golf. They make for quite a study in contrasts: the young brimming with self-confidence, energy and sometimes naiveté; the older adults projecting experience, prudence, and sometimes self-doubt about their ability to keep up with the twenty-somethings they read about in the business press.
Image: Ray A. Kroc, founder of McDonald's Corporation. Kroc was a 52-year-old milkshake machine salesman when he founded his McDonald's franchising enterprise. (AP Photo)ASSOCIATED PRESS
