Myspace founder lied about his age (-5 years) to make site seem cooler

Now we know why so many successful startups seem to be founded by people under thirty.

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If the audience is shallow enough to like a site more based on the founder's age, it's only fitting that he should lie about it. Caesar's to Caesar.

Again, it's a trust thing. Communities are based entirely upon trust, and no one wants to trust an old geezer.<p>Plus, it probably helped him pick up the ladies.

Next: Tom is not the founder of MySpace.<p>People should read up the history of MySpace.

Just like Omidyar and eBay, where they floated the story about him just wanting to sell his girlfriend's Pez collection or whatever it was that the PR firm dreamed up.

I'd lie about my age to for $510 million dollars.

Myspace is from LA. If I moved to LA, I'd probably subtract 5 years from my age, too. It's local custom.

F+%$ it. It worked.