Roberts study of MIT alumni indicates that education and age are distinguishing factors in identifying successful founders. But in the general population there is no such support for these as effective predictors. In some instances age serve as a stimulant to getting started in one’ s own business. Coming to the realization that, as age 50 approaches, he faces a “do or die” scenario is often the catalyst that pushes the entrepreneur into action. Notwithstanding this feature, there is no reliable pattern to age. A Yankelovich study in the late 1980s found there was rising trend among people in their 50s and 60s who are planning not to retire but to pursue a career in an entrepreneurial setting, including their own business.