EP 5 Building a Tech Business in Your 60s

Don't Be Caged By Your Age

If you think you’re too old to launch a business, think again.
According to a recent study, a 60-year-old startup founder is 3 times as likely to found a successful startup as a 30-year-old startup founder – and is 1.7 times as likely to found a startup that winds up in the top 0.1 percent of all companies.
At 62, our guest, Fran Maier, embodies the entrepreneurial spirit, proving that age is no barrier to innovation or success.
From setting up a frozen yogurt stand at Stanford, to shaping the online dating scene as a co-founder of Match.com, to founding, building and selling TRUSTe, and now revolutionizing the way traveling families connect with essential baby gear through BabyQuip.
Fran's story is packed with lessons on overcoming challenges, not least of which is the bias and assumptions that come from being a woman chasing venture capital in her sixties.
Her current company, BabyQuip is revolutionizing the way families travel, by connecting them to a network of local parents and grandparents providing high-quality baby gear.
Fran has kindly offered an exclusive BabyQuip discount code for our listeners – use AGE20 at checkout – woo hoo!
Learn more about Fran and BabyQuip via these links:
BabyQuip: https://www.babyquip.com/
Fran’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/franmaier/
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Listeners, please remember – you have so much to give – don’t let those internalized ageist beliefs prevent you from pursuing new dreams and opportunities – no matter your age.
Tune in and let's crush ageism together!
Waving from Boston – cheers!
Ande ♥
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