To the Point
In Silicon Valley, Do Grown-ups Have a Chance?
Mark Zuckerberg, who founded Facebook at age 23, famously told an audience, " Young people are just smarter ." And, Zuckerberg just paid $2 billion for Oculus — founded by Palmer Luckey at 21. One cosmetic surgeon says 28-year olds are getting Botox injections to look younger during start-up presentations to venture capitalists their own age.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readMark Zuckerberg, who founded Facebook at age 23, famously told an audience, "Young people are just smarter." And, Zuckerberg just paid $2 billion for Oculus — founded by Palmer Luckey at 21. One cosmetic surgeon says 28-year olds are getting Botox injections to look younger during start-up presentations to venture capitalists their own age. Is ageism all that pervasive in the tech world? Are white men learning what's all too familiar to women, ethnic minorities and the disabled?
Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Jenny Hamel
KCRW
Mike Kessler
freelance journalist
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'
Noam Scheiber
New York Times
Scott Banister
'angel investor' and entrepeneur
Ann Friedman
co-host of the podcast “Call Your Girlfriend” and co-author of the new book “Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close”