Ageism is forcing many to look outside Silicon Valley
We hear it over and over again and I understand the reluctance to address it (it can be scary to step out from the crowd) but when is an organization with clout, such as YC, going to take a stand on this issue?  Until an organization has the desire and courage to step out from the crowd and fund ideas&#x2F;startups, without regard to age but, on the strength of the idea and the team, then this issue will forever be in the news.<p>This would also be an opportunity to expand the pool of startups to fund and to analyze growth, ROI, etc. compared to the standard business practice of funding startups with young founders.<p>How can we say we care about people and on finding solutions for the problems facing people today when we shut the door on a large segment of society simply because they are over 40?  i wonder how Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Peter Thiel, Sergey Brian, or Eric Schmidt feel about this topic if there was mandatory retirement at the age of 40 in tech.  Would they think they still had something to offer?  If the answer is they would, why is everyone ignoring this issue?