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<joke>Now I know probably 70% or so will say it does not matter because you are not of age to even grow pubes yet, but...</joke>

do you think age matters when it comes to running a 'company'?

Before you hit reply and say no, think about something like this: Its 9am in whatever country your in and your server goes down. The guy running his 'business' is in India or some shit and its midnight. He's sleeping, but will be getting up in 8 hours to get ready for school! cool beans there. So 8 hours passes, he goes to school. Comes home after another 8. So 16 hours there. Now assuming he's a teen with no life he comes home and goes right to his computer. That's 16 hours before he can even see downtime. Then he has to fix it.

Now obviously this is just one example and it does not always work like this. That's just how it is the one time I tried one of those great businesses years and years ago. For me it does and doesn't. I'd never ever ever go with a host not registered as a business and without (true) 24/7 on-site support. If I want a logo or something made I couldn't care less who does it or what their age is as long as they have the skills to do it.

So, does it matter?
 
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Well you have to think about certain things that does require maturity. Which some younger kids dont have. So If the younger kids were mature and could think before they type, then age doesn't mean a shit. But there are soem that just spoil it for others.
 
Not to me, cuz i know some old people act like kiddies and the other way around, young people that are mature.

About running a company...if you run it good then it doesn't.
 
yes age matters... the older you get the more experience you know and have..
yea there might be one or two kids that are mature and smart but face it, more than majority have been atleast 18+ and will always be that way..
 
it really boils down to who is the person (age-wise)

i would much rather prefer an educated and mature adult than a smart mouth kid answering my questions.
 
It depends the situation at the end of the day. If your parent(s) are wealthy and give you a good education etc.. i.e ACiD he is 15, turning 16? He is well educated and many people respected him and he is young. But also some adults can be ignorant fucks and not give any real attention to the matter and are just assholes.. Im not saying all kids/adults are mature or immature but it certaintly reflects on their background which influences their actions.
 
If you get sued at age 15 then it looks like your parents are the ones who take the fall. Until the age of 18 (in most cases) parents are liable for their children (including non-insured car crashes, etc).

As far as the age is concerned, it does and doesn't matter. If someone is young and runs a successful company the question remains could it be greater/better if they had more experience? That answer could very well be yes. However someone young running a company at an early age gives them a higher possibility of further success down the line as they continue to gain experience, knowledge etc. I think the younger successful individual has the advantage over the old schooler because they have more time to mold and advance. In comparison to the older whom has taken a longer time to get to point A, which leaves them ultimately less time to reach point B, etc.

Both young and old people can be successful and mature. In most cases someone who is immature and unexperienced will not be in charge of a company or a business unless handed to them.
 
WarezScene.org
WarezLobby.org

Two prime examples of a younger generation.

There are thousands of successful businesses, franchises and corporations out there operated by late teen to pre 25 year old individuals.

It just takes a brilliant mind. Just because you don't see them often around here in the younger crowd doesn't mean that they don't exist lol. Perhaps its because those individuals have taken their own route in life.
 
IMO i dont consider that succesffull..

all it really takes for a warez forum is time. you keep it open for lil over a year with you submitting, itll be "succesfull"..

also with warezscene i dont consider scams successes either :P

and if we dont see them, i dont know how that is considered succesfull then

if i saw someone come out with a brand new idea that is say under 20 and became succesfull and making over 5 digits a month LEGITLY, then i would consider it "sucesfull"
 
Look at some of the biggest online companies in the world. Larry Page was only 22 or so when he launched Google.

I know hundreds of more examples but that is by far the best example that comes to mind.
 
Well I replied to you in the same sense you were talking. "Haven't seen any successful kids around". Which I thought you were referring to the warez scene.

Theres more to it than just submitting by the way. It's the ability to keep what you have going steadily. Jet from WarezLobby rarely submitted and doesn't submit now. These two sites are both above the norm in comparison to most of the sites that submit.

Outside of the warez scene:
There are thousands of successful businesses, franchises and corporations out there operated by late teen to pre 25 year old individuals.

It just takes a brilliant mind. Just because you don't see them often around here in the younger crowd doesn't mean that they don't exist lol. Perhaps its because those individuals have taken their own route in life.
 
Well it does :P.

WLobby, WScene both were well under 18 when their sites reached success (in scene terms).

There are not necessarily thousands of under 18 year old millionaires. However there are many whom were successful at a young age. It just took time for their creations to develop.
 
Age doesn't matter at all, as the guy a few posts before me said, i know a lot of matures acting stupid etc.

You don't see many successful youngsters cause you scare them with your age disrespect talk so they just lie to all of us that they're 18+ etc.

So in the end, it really depends on the personality, some of us grow up very fast, some of us never do = )
 
The older you are, the more stress you can handle.. try handling stress as a kid and your tiny brain won't be able to handle it but as an adult you can fare better with the battle. Just my opinion.
 
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