I want to challenge you to battle the startup hiring preferences for all
startup hiring preferences for all
startup hiring preferences for all millennial 20-something employees fresh
millennial 20-something employees fresh
millennial 20-something employees fresh drinking fast growing companies are
drinking fast growing companies are
drinking fast growing companies are changing the world the top 200 startups
changing the world the top 200 startups
changing the world the top 200 startups are worth over seven hundred billion
are worth over seven hundred billion
are worth over seven hundred billion dollars at that valuation they’re
dollars at that valuation they’re
dollars at that valuation they’re actually running our world but these
actually running our world but these
actually running our world but these companies have some messed up hiring
companies have some messed up hiring
companies have some messed up hiring policies they’re staffed with employees
policies they’re staffed with employees
policies they’re staffed with employees whose average age is 26 there is an ugly
whose average age is 26 there is an ugly
whose average age is 26 there is an ugly stinking bias at startups for hiring
stinking bias at startups for hiring
stinking bias at startups for hiring employees against hiring employees over
employees against hiring employees over
employees against hiring employees over 40 it’s time we said enough I am CEO and
40 it’s time we said enough I am CEO and
40 it’s time we said enough I am CEO and founder of a start-up of over 100
founder of a start-up of over 100
founder of a start-up of over 100 employees
employees
employees it’s a funs crazy circus it was 70% of
it’s a funs crazy circus it was 70% of
it’s a funs crazy circus it was 70% of our employees at all 40 we’re a clothing
our employees at all 40 we’re a clothing
our employees at all 40 we’re a clothing manufacturer that leverages technology
manufacturer that leverages technology
manufacturer that leverages technology in a big way there’s a statistic that
in a big way there’s a statistic that
in a big way there’s a statistic that says that 9 out of 10 startups fail in
says that 9 out of 10 startups fail in
says that 9 out of 10 startups fail in their first two years most died because
their first two years most died because
their first two years most died because of a lack of stability in growth and in
of a lack of stability in growth and in
of a lack of stability in growth and in their leadership surprisingly 26 year
their leadership surprisingly 26 year
their leadership surprisingly 26 year old frat boys drinking beer at work
old frat boys drinking beer at work
old frat boys drinking beer at work aren’t very mature or stable and why are
aren’t very mature or stable and why are
aren’t very mature or stable and why are Silicon Valley New York and other hubs
Silicon Valley New York and other hubs
Silicon Valley New York and other hubs building more of the startups with the
building more of the startups with the
building more of the startups with the same disgraceful shitty hiring rules
same disgraceful shitty hiring rules
same disgraceful shitty hiring rules apparently they think innovation only
apparently they think innovation only
apparently they think innovation only breeds in the brains of babies well I
breeds in the brains of babies well I
breeds in the brains of babies well I disagree and so should you
disagree and so should you
disagree and so should you I’m a founder that would have fallen
I’m a founder that would have fallen
I’m a founder that would have fallen flat on my millennial face without the
flat on my millennial face without the
flat on my millennial face without the ideas stability and help from my
ideas stability and help from my
ideas stability and help from my leadership team all of whom are above 50
leadership team all of whom are above 50
leadership team all of whom are above 50 that we’ve survived three years and that
that we’ve survived three years and that
that we’ve survived three years and that our startup is thriving into its fourth
our startup is thriving into its fourth
our startup is thriving into its fourth it’s not because I’m a young founder but
it’s not because I’m a young founder but
it’s not because I’m a young founder but despite that our company has extremes
despite that our company has extremes
despite that our company has extremes our youngest is 21 and our oldest is 72
our youngest is 21 and our oldest is 72
our youngest is 21 and our oldest is 72 with our 20 year olds I’m begging and
with our 20 year olds I’m begging and
with our 20 year olds I’m begging and pleading for discipline punctuality and
pleading for discipline punctuality and
pleading for discipline punctuality and loyalty I don’t know
loyalty I don’t know
loyalty I don’t know to you but I’m not a big fan of
to you but I’m not a big fan of
to you but I’m not a big fan of emotional meltdowns at feedback sessions
emotional meltdowns at feedback sessions
emotional meltdowns at feedback sessions whereas with our employees over 40 that
whereas with our employees over 40 that
whereas with our employees over 40 that a lot more balanced loyal stable
a lot more balanced loyal stable
a lot more balanced loyal stable contrary to perception they’re
contrary to perception they’re
contrary to perception they’re adventurers innovators there are
adventurers innovators there are
adventurers innovators there are stickers an idea pioneers mostly I value
stickers an idea pioneers mostly I value
stickers an idea pioneers mostly I value the wisdom the brace kids survived
the wisdom the brace kids survived
the wisdom the brace kids survived divorces
divorces
divorces they’ve won big lost money lost jobs I
they’ve won big lost money lost jobs I
they’ve won big lost money lost jobs I love them because they’ve royally messed
love them because they’ve royally messed
love them because they’ve royally messed up letting through life’s joys and
up letting through life’s joys and
up letting through life’s joys and screw-ups can make for the most valuable
screw-ups can make for the most valuable
screw-ups can make for the most valuable life experience and having a life
life experience and having a life
life experience and having a life experience team can be the best thing to
experience team can be the best thing to
experience team can be the best thing to tackle the intense stress of a startup
tackle the intense stress of a startup
tackle the intense stress of a startup the best thing after whiskey of course
the best thing after whiskey of course
the best thing after whiskey of course my grand mom at 83 is my rock star
my grand mom at 83 is my rock star
my grand mom at 83 is my rock star mentor her marriage of six decades is a
mentor her marriage of six decades is a
mentor her marriage of six decades is a guidepost
guidepost
guidepost she says that glamour and youth and rush
she says that glamour and youth and rush
she says that glamour and youth and rush will fade but trust loyalty stability
will fade but trust loyalty stability
will fade but trust loyalty stability and courage are what helped her and
and courage are what helped her and
and courage are what helped her and granddad built and shape a marriage that
granddad built and shape a marriage that
granddad built and shape a marriage that stood the test of time and these are the
stood the test of time and these are the
stood the test of time and these are the traits that would serve me well to find
traits that would serve me well to find
traits that would serve me well to find in a co partner that would help me build
in a co partner that would help me build
in a co partner that would help me build a company that would go on 400 years and
a company that would go on 400 years and
a company that would go on 400 years and more and I have such a long life dream
more and I have such a long life dream
more and I have such a long life dream for my company and our world needs more
for my company and our world needs more
for my company and our world needs more such young companies that are built to
such young companies that are built to
such young companies that are built to last a hundred years and more for most
last a hundred years and more for most
last a hundred years and more for most 20 and 30-somethings is war against
20 and 30-somethings is war against
20 and 30-somethings is war against ageism may seem irrelevant well the
ageism may seem irrelevant well the
ageism may seem irrelevant well the thing with our community is that we tend
thing with our community is that we tend
thing with our community is that we tend to forget that we’re not permanently
to forget that we’re not permanently
to forget that we’re not permanently drinking from the spring of youth
drinking from the spring of youth
drinking from the spring of youth someday we’ll be 60 and we’re lucky
someday we’ll be 60 and we’re lucky
someday we’ll be 60 and we’re lucky someday we’ll be hundred in fact because
someday we’ll be hundred in fact because
someday we’ll be hundred in fact because we live in this equipped world today
we live in this equipped world today
we live in this equipped world today chances that will be hundred look pretty
chances that will be hundred look pretty
chances that will be hundred look pretty bright and with the advances in medicine
bright and with the advances in medicine
bright and with the advances in medicine we’ll be vibrant physically and mentally
we’ll be vibrant physically and mentally
we’ll be vibrant physically and mentally into our 90’s and beyond
into our 90’s and beyond
into our 90’s and beyond so Korea shouldn’t be ending at 40 when
so Korea shouldn’t be ending at 40 when
so Korea shouldn’t be ending at 40 when ironically life will extend to hundred
ironically life will extend to hundred
ironically life will extend to hundred we have to alter this world with 30 year
we have to alter this world with 30 year
we have to alter this world with 30 year olds in a startup a call old we
olds in a startup a call old we
olds in a startup a call old we forty-year-old jobseekers cut out
forty-year-old jobseekers cut out
forty-year-old jobseekers cut out sections of the resume to appear younger
sections of the resume to appear younger
sections of the resume to appear younger we have to build and migrate to an
we have to build and migrate to an
we have to build and migrate to an ageless workplace for when we’re 50 and
ageless workplace for when we’re 50 and
ageless workplace for when we’re 50 and 60 we have to be building and saving
60 we have to be building and saving
60 we have to be building and saving towards the future instead of being
towards the future instead of being
towards the future instead of being jailed to censure depression isolation
jailed to censure depression isolation
jailed to censure depression isolation retirement and poverty fresh thinking
retirement and poverty fresh thinking
retirement and poverty fresh thinking doesn’t just have to come from those
doesn’t just have to come from those
doesn’t just have to come from those that just walked out of the cradle
that just walked out of the cradle
that just walked out of the cradle science actually proves that brains get
science actually proves that brains get
science actually proves that brains get more powerful with age if all the hires
more powerful with age if all the hires
more powerful with age if all the hires are trained to embrace risk and change
are trained to embrace risk and change
are trained to embrace risk and change that combined with strong brain can be
that combined with strong brain can be
that combined with strong brain can be the answer to companies immortality all
the answer to companies immortality all
the answer to companies immortality all the hires need support and mentorship to
the hires need support and mentorship to
the hires need support and mentorship to just a different kind we need different
just a different kind we need different
just a different kind we need different conversations with them my friend you’re
conversations with them my friend you’re
conversations with them my friend you’re still young you have another 30 years of
still young you have another 30 years of
still young you have another 30 years of healthy work life ahead of you
healthy work life ahead of you
healthy work life ahead of you invest in learning practice taking risks
invest in learning practice taking risks
invest in learning practice taking risks embrace change the idea isn’t a propose
embrace change the idea isn’t a propose
embrace change the idea isn’t a propose that we fill a start-up with only people
that we fill a start-up with only people
that we fill a start-up with only people over 50 the idea is that filling a
over 50 the idea is that filling a
over 50 the idea is that filling a start-up with 20 and 30-something
start-up with 20 and 30-something
start-up with 20 and 30-something underdeveloped leaders creates a frail
underdeveloped leaders creates a frail
underdeveloped leaders creates a frail culture one that hence has such a higher
culture one that hence has such a higher
culture one that hence has such a higher probability of colossal failure our
probability of colossal failure our
probability of colossal failure our company has extremely aggressive revenue
company has extremely aggressive revenue
company has extremely aggressive revenue ambitions are older hires are not
ambitions are older hires are not
ambitions are older hires are not retained for just for diversity goals
retained for just for diversity goals
retained for just for diversity goals but simply because they kick ass we’ve
but simply because they kick ass we’ve
but simply because they kick ass we’ve seen the diffusion of the young and old
seen the diffusion of the young and old
seen the diffusion of the young and old can create diversity magic and
can create diversity magic and
can create diversity magic and money-making magic so I urge you today
money-making magic so I urge you today
money-making magic so I urge you today to unshackle yourself from evil hiring
to unshackle yourself from evil hiring
to unshackle yourself from evil hiring stereotypes when we unify with those
stereotypes when we unify with those
stereotypes when we unify with those that have gained from the experience of
that have gained from the experience of
that have gained from the experience of the past we’re better than able to
the past we’re better than able to
the past we’re better than able to create a stunning fearless future thank
create a stunning fearless future thank
create a stunning fearless future thank you
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