February 15, 2022 by Jeannie Ralston · Personal Development

The Personal Toll of Starting a Business Over 50

On NextTribe's fifth anniversary, Founder Jeannie Ralston considers what she's lost and gained by devoting herself to start up success.

One of my favorite quotes about starting a business comes from my friend Lucy Danziger, who has launched a couple of companies. "The two best times to start a business are in your 20s, when you have nothing to lose, and in your 50s, when you have nothing to prove."

I started NextTribe five years ago today, not truly understanding what I was getting myself into. I had a notion of a magazine that would give voice to women over age 45 who were smart, engaged, and too often pushed to the sidelines. My background was in magazine journalism, so I figured I knew enough about good writing--something I care deeply about--and what an audience might want to read.

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