{"id":93,"date":"2014-01-13T08:00:27","date_gmt":"2014-01-13T07:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.diogonunes.com\/blog\/?p=93"},"modified":"2020-05-15T14:25:07","modified_gmt":"2020-05-15T13:25:07","slug":"whats-the-right-time-to-create-a-startup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diogonunes.com\/blog\/whats-the-right-time-to-create-a-startup\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s the right time to create a startup?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.diogonunes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/shut-up-and-start-graphic.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.diogonunes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/shut-up-and-start-graphic-1024x504.png?resize=580%2C285\" alt=\"photo: goo.gl\/fQn7On\" width=\"580\" height=\"285\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.diogonunes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/shut-up-and-start-graphic.png?resize=1024%2C504&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.diogonunes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/shut-up-and-start-graphic.png?resize=400%2C197&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.diogonunes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/shut-up-and-start-graphic.png?resize=1272%2C626&amp;ssl=1 1272w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.diogonunes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/shut-up-and-start-graphic.png?w=1354&amp;ssl=1 1354w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.diogonunes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/shut-up-and-start-graphic.png?w=1160&amp;ssl=1 1160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Nowadays you hear about young (under 20) entrepreneurs. Those are the exceptions, the real average age of tech startup founders is 39. Don&#8217;t rush it, it&#8217;s not about the age but about the timing.<\/h2>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>A month before I started working, I decided to enter a startup validation contest called <a href=\"http:\/\/expresso.sapo.pt\/energia-de-portugal=s25532\">&#8220;Energia de Portugal&#8221;<\/a>. My idea? <em>An online platform that offers an intuitive way to discuss arguments and vote on polls online, providing full transparency and scalability to decision processes<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time I was finishing my master&#8217;s thesis, so the time I had available to that contest was limited. Nevertheless I managed to validate some hypothesis and to network&#8230; which resulted in six potential clients. I had a prototype thus the next step would be to develop a beta version in partnership with one of the clients.<\/p>\n<p>Then came my first day at work &#8211; the old days of side projects were over.<\/p>\n<p>I felt frustrated about freezing the project right when it was getting momentum, but that was the safest (and less interesting) decision at the time. I get the feeling that younger entrepreneurs are given more opportunities and that their mistakes are more easily accepted.<\/p>\n<p>All in all, I guess every time is a good a time to create a startup. Make sure <strong>you&#8217;re prepared<\/strong> to start the journey, <strong>you have the team<\/strong> with the necessary (complementary) skills, and the <strong>world&#8217;s ready<\/strong> to embrace your idea.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inc.com\/stephanie-meyers\/whats-ideal-age-start-business.html\">[Source]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nowadays you hear about young (under 20) entrepreneurs. Those are the exceptions, the real average age of tech startup founders is 39. 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