I came across this article on cnn.com which talks about a study about who are the entrepreneurs today and what demographic they fall into. It’s not really surprising the demographic that they are now, but it’s a shift from when I first was in college and the dotcom explosion was all about the college dorm room or two guys in a garage.
This makes sense to me — entrepreneurial spirit is something that someone possesses and drives that person’s thinking. Not everyone has this, but what everyone does need is a job. Therefore those with that spirit, get jobs and see what works and doesn’t work with respect to their own interests and industry. I’ve had my domain name and website now for just about 10 years. That’s a long time in this industry. I’ve always had that drive to be innovative and try new things. I like to think I’m an observant person and learn from my experiences. This is what those 40 year old entrepreneurs have done as well. Though I’m not 40 yet, I have been working since I was 14 and I would like to think that I would permanently be my own boss someday. I have struck out, literally, on my own for close to a year, before I needed to get a full time job to pay the bills again. I wouldn’t give that experience up for anything in the world.
There is a lot to be said for experience in the workplace. Maybe that’s why it seems this “Web 2.0″ and the various companies that are out there have staying power, have substance, have use, have products. Those college and garage kids back in the 90s touched on the first step, and that was drive traffic, but what were they driving that traffic to?