AI In the wave of entrepreneurship, a 40-year-old founder is receiving renewed attention
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Foreign media pays attention to the change in the age structure of AI founders: Many founders around 40 years old say that experience and judgment are being given new importance.
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在 AI 创业热潮中,硅谷长期偏爱年轻创始人的叙事,正出现一些变化。多名 40 岁上下的创业者表示,随着生成式 AI 工具快速普及,年龄带来的经验、判断力和持续执行能力,开始重新被投资人和行业关注。

40岁创始人重新被看见

连续创业者 Amir Elaguizy 表示,自己并不认同“年轻就更懂 AI”的说法。在他看来,AI 不是 2022 年才突然出现的新事物,而是一条延续多年的技术路线。对投资人来说,年龄也意味着更成熟的商业判断和更强的落地能力。

他提到,身边一些原本已淡出创业圈的人,最近也重新回到 AI 赛道。Y Combinator 首席执行官 Garry Tan 此前也在社交平台发文称,行业正进入“年长创始人时代”,并预计 40 岁上下的创业者中会出现新一批独角兽公司创始人。

AI工具缩小起跑差距

48 岁的 HiJenny 创始人 Michal Cieplinski 认为,生成式 AI 在一定程度上重置了竞争起点。无论是年长还是年轻创业者,都需要重新学习新的开发工具和工作方式。

他表示,在这个阶段,技术能力仍然重要,但判断力和“品味”变得更关键。随着 AI 生成能力提升,创业者如何定义产品、筛选方向、判断用户真正需要什么,正在成为更重要的能力。

投资偏好仍未完全转向

斯坦福大学 Venture Capital Initiative 的一项研究显示,2020 年代独角兽公司创始人的平均创业年龄为 39.9 岁,高于随机样本中的 35 岁;而在 2010 年代,这一数字约为 35.4 岁。

不过,数据并不意味着资本市场已经明显转向年长创业者。网络安全初创公司 Superagent 联合创始人 Ismail Pelaseyed 表示,硅谷仍普遍存在对年轻创始人的偏好,许多投资人仍认为打造大型公司需要更长时间,因此更愿意押注更年轻的团队。

经验比年龄更重要

受访者普遍认为,真正重要的并不是年龄本身,而是经验是否转化为能力。创业者 Carmen Li 表示,40 岁只是一个数字,关键在于是否积累了足够的技术经验和行业认知。

她还提到,一些女性创业者在 30 多岁因家庭原因暂时离开行业,随后在 40 多岁重新创业,这一群体在当前 AI 创业环境中也可能获得更多机会。

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