I am not disagreeing, but is a possible additional factor that younger, more naive, people just don't have what is and isn't "possible" so deeply ingrained in their minds?
replyThe disruptive part of the startup ecosystem kinda runs on that, right?
Young people understand that it isn't possible to win gambling, they due it anyways because of thrill seeking, which decays for multiple reasons as you get older, but has a lot to do with reputation/how established you are and your relative comfort level.
replyThis is probably why old people in highly competative fields take HRT, Dopamine Agonists, Stimulants or Psychedelics
A bunch of truly naive people trying "impossible" things sounds a bit like the Infinite Monkey Theorem.
replyHowever, what if they are grad students, or the best of the best product people/devs, which is what YC tries to harvest?
That improves the chances of the naive finding some actual disruption, does it not?