This research raises policy questions on how regions
of the country and the country itself can foster greater
tech entrepreneurship to boost economic growth.
While we do not know how some of the tech
founders would have fared had they not obtained
higher degrees, the predominance of degree holders
suggests that an advanced education has become
critical, at least in the sectors covered in our sample.
The majority of higher education and graduate
degrees in our respondent body fell within tech
founders of thirty-five to forty-four years of age. That
a large number of U.S.-born tech founders have many
years of experience in business also is important in
understanding the supply of tech entrepreneurs.