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he launched the epoch-making iPhone, he was already 52.
The stock price of Microsoft and Amazon was also at their
peaks when Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos were in their 40s.
The two Google founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin,
both born in 1973, also made a significant breakthrough in
their company stock price after the age of 35.
It is believed that this study has significant implications for
university resource allocation.
044 At present, there are 64 entrepreneurship bachelor degrees
and 106 entrepreneurship master degrees in the United
Kingdom. The universities also offer numerous support
services to the students, such as providing co-working
spaces, or helping students from foreign countries (outside
U.K. and E.U.) to gain a Graduate Entrepreneur visa,
allowing them to stay in the U.K. for at least another year
after graduation.
The researchers of this paper suggested that instead of
targeting young people, universities’ entrepreneurship
courses and government venture funds should focus on
the experienced middle-aged, so they do not need to put
their life savings or mortgages at risk to start a business. In
return, the government funds can be used more effectively.
