Age could be a factor, but I think it’s all about grooming and connections. You can have Google on your resume and get funded. You might have been groomed from birth for success and you’ll get funded.
Success itself is whether the idea had merit and a solid team is built.
> Success itself is whether the idea had merit and a solid team is built.
Even the concept of an idea being meritable is relative -- it depends on who is making the assessment.
Fred Wilson didn't think AirBnB had merit, in fact he thought the whole thing was ridiculous [0], no matter how hard pg tried to convince him otherwise [1].
Find a successful startup that didn’t have naysayers. Merit is measured by the founder getting customers and proving the model. Not what “experts” say.
Success itself is whether the idea had merit and a solid team is built.