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How old were entrepreneurs like Elon Musk and Steve Jobs when they started their business?

In this article we will explore the age when some of the most famous entrepreneurs in the world, such as Elon Musk and Steve Jobs, started their entrepreneurial activity.

Many young aspiring entrepreneurs wonder if there is a right age to start building a business and if it is possible to achieve success at a young age.

Through analyzing the life stories of some of the biggest names in the industry, we will find out if there is a common pattern in the age at which these entrepreneurs started and if there are lessons we can draw from their experiences to help young entrepreneurs get off to a good start.

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How old were entrepreneurs like Elon Musk and Steve Jobs when they started their business?
In this article we will explore the age when some of the most famous entrepreneurs in the world, such as Elon Musk and Steve Jobs, started their entrepreneurial activity. Many young aspiring entrepreneurs wonder if there is a right age to start building a business and if it is possible to achieve success at a young age. Through analyzing the life stories of some of the biggest names in the industry, we will find out if there is a common pattern in the age at which these entrepreneurs started and if there are lessons we can draw from their experiences to help young entrepreneurs get off to a good start.
By Daniel Oberhaus - Self-photographed, https://www.flickr.com/photos/163370954@N08/46339127625/, CC
Elon Musk was born on June 28, 1971
Elon Musk began his entrepreneurial activity at the age of 24 with the creation of Zip2, a company that provided maps and information for newspaper websites.
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Walt Disney was born on December 5, 1901
Walt Disney began his entrepreneurial activity at the age of 21, in 1923, with the creation of the Disney Brothers Studio, which later became The Walt Disney Company.
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Oprah Winfrey was born on janvier 29, 1954
Oprah Winfrey began her business at age 32, in 1986, when she became co-owner and executive producer of her hit television showThe Oprah Winfrey Show, which ran for 25 seasons from 1986 to 2011. (photo: Winfrey in 1997)
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Mark Zuckerberg was born on May 14, 1984
Mark Zuckerberg started his entrepreneurial activity when he was only 19 years old. In 2004, while still a student at the University of Harvard, he launched Facebook, a social network that was initially intended only for college students and later became one of the most popular websites in the world. Zuckerberg continued to be the CEO of Facebook to this day, driving the company's growth and evolution into one of the largest and most important technology companies in the world.
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Charles R. Schwab was born on july 29, 1937
Charles R. Schwab began his entrepreneurial activity at the age of 34, in 1971, founding Charles Schwab & Co., a stock brokerage firm that would later become one of the largest brokerage firms in the world.
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William Henry Gates III was born on October 28, 1955
Bill Gates began his entrepreneurial activity when he was only 19 years old, while still a student at the University of Harvard. Together with his friend Paul Allen, he founded the Microsoft in 1975 and began developing software for personal computer. The Microsoft became one of the largest and most important technology companies in the world, and Gates was CEO until 2000, and then executive chairman until 2008. (pictured: Gates with Paul Allen sitting at terminals ASR Teletype Model 33 in the Lakeside School, 1970)
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Steve Jobs was born on February 24, 1955
Steve Jobs began his entrepreneurial activity at the age of 21, in 1976, with the creation of the Apple Computer together with Steve Wozniak.
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Jeff Bezos was born on January 12, 1964.
Jeff Bezos began his entrepreneurial activity at the age of 30, in 1994, with the creation of Amazon, an online e-commerce company.
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