It's never too late to make a start. If you’re letting your age stop you from pursuing your dreams of entrepreneurship, don’t. While it’s certainly impressive to be a wunderkind, age has its own advantages. Here are few entrepreneurial journeys that bucked the trend.

1. Entrepreneurs Who
Started After 40
and
made it BIG

2. Colonel Harland David Sanders, KFC
• Fired from many jobs, he failed as a lawyer and also
in few initial business attempts
• Finally he was able to come out with a delicious
chicken recipe. He tried to sell his recipe to several
hotels, only to be turned down
• At 62, Sanders started KFC and there was no turning
back since. Today, KFC has over 20,000 outlets
across the globe

3. Robert Noyce, Intel
• He founded Intel at the age of 42. Holding a
doctorate in Physics from MIT, he was regarded as a
visionary entrepreneur
• Intel brought out microprocessor, an innovation that
revolutionized the way computers are used
worldwide
• Robert Noyce spent no. of years in research
perfecting the microprocessor technology before
starting Intel

4. R K Swamy
• One of the visionaries in the Indian advertising circuit, he
started his company, RK Swamy BBDO at the age of 50
• He was instrumental in building many brands in India. He
proved that age is not a barrier for entrepreneurship

5. There are countless examples of successful entrepreneurs who started
late but went on to achieve phenomenal success. But it should not to be
taken as an argument that only mature leaders can achieve success. Here
the simple point is that age is not a barrier to follow your heart and
chase your dream.