Thread by @5harath

You are never late to start a business or a startup or something that impacts millions of people.

Here are 5 people who made it irrespective of their age and when they started.

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1. Robert Noyce co-founded @intel at the age of 41.

The Man Behind the Microchip is the reason for the innovation that revolutionized computer technology and forms the foundation of the machines we still use today.

PS: Intel is reportedly valued at $225.76B.

2. @reidhoffman founded LinkedIn at the age of 35.

He created the world's premier platform for career networking but before he worked at Apple, founded another social platform - SocialNet which struggled with traction and failed.

PS: He sold LI to Microsoft for a whopping $26B.

3. @reedhastings co-founded Netflix at the age of 37.

He sold vacuum cleaners door-to-door, joined Marine Corps, struggled as a CEO from his previous startup before Netflix

PS: Today Netflix remains the world's largest streaming service, hitting 207.64M subscribers in 2021.

4. @JackMa founded Alibaba at the age of 35.

Before Jack became who he is now, he failed his college entrance exam three times, he was rejected for thirty different jobs, started China Yellow Pages, and failed.

PS: Jack has never written a line of code but built a $620B empire.

5. Lynda Weinman founded lynda.com at the age of 42.

After stints as an animator for Dreamquest and a computer instructor, she went on a mission to pioneer online education via https://t.co/9tCywWNUBJ

PS: In 2015, LinkedIn purchased it for a whopping $1.5B.

Hope this thread inspired you and gave you motivation and boost to start now.

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