It can be enticing for successful small business owners to start a technology startup when funding is no longer a challenge, however, many first-time startup founders fail to differentiate between ...

There are more structured paths to success for students interested in starting or joining a startup. Founders have more opportunities to garner press, seek advice, raise capital, and more.

One example: A 60- year-old founder is nearly three times as likely to start a business that winds up in the top 0.1 percent of all companies as founders in their 20s.