Why Women Over 40 Are More Likely to Succeed When Starting Something of Their Own

Just A Number Show: Digital Products & Income for Women Over 40 · May 14, 2026 · 20m

There is a piece of data out there that completely blows up one of the biggest lies we have been handed about who gets to start something and when. Harvard Business Review analyzed 2.7 million business founders and found that 50-year-old entrepreneurs are twice as likely to build a successful startup as 30-year-olds. Twice as likely. And the average age of a successful entrepreneur is 42, not 25.

So the age our culture has decided is the beginning of too late? Turns out it's actually the beginning of your peak.

In this episode, Trish makes the case, backed by real data, that women over 40 are…