Sometimes. Other times[1], you've been so successful that you lose touch with reality and think you're invincible.
The truth is, the laws of physics don't care about your age. You can make a product people want at any point in time. 99% of it is plumbing. That 1% brilliant insight is often just common sense applied to an intersection of two disparate domains. The majority of successful web companies have made this apparent. All they did was use the web as a platform to simplify some previously web-disconnected task.
As humans, we love the Heroic Myth above all else. That some are chosen by God to rule over us with their talents.
The reality is, if you learn to work within what the laws of physics allow, anything is possible. Just go out there and do it, and don't give up. Physics doesn't care how many times you try, or how long it takes. As long as you don't kill yourself in the process, you can always keep improving.
Don't get caught up in the hype. The tortoise wins the race 99% of the time.
The truth is, the laws of physics don't care about your age. You can make a product people want at any point in time. 99% of it is plumbing. That 1% brilliant insight is often just common sense applied to an intersection of two disparate domains. The majority of successful web companies have made this apparent. All they did was use the web as a platform to simplify some previously web-disconnected task.
As humans, we love the Heroic Myth above all else. That some are chosen by God to rule over us with their talents.
The reality is, if you learn to work within what the laws of physics allow, anything is possible. Just go out there and do it, and don't give up. Physics doesn't care how many times you try, or how long it takes. As long as you don't kill yourself in the process, you can always keep improving.
Don't get caught up in the hype. The tortoise wins the race 99% of the time.
1. http://www.fastcompany.com/3028159/a-broken-place-better-pla...