It’s easy to get the impression that tech founders are like Olympians. They work insane hours, they consume biologically impossible amounts of supplements, and if you haven’t made it by the time you’re 25, it’s probably not going to happen for you. 

If you’ve ever had that thought. Or if you’ve ever thought that the “big change” you wanted to make in your life needed to happen before you had kids, a mortgage, or a Netflix account…then this week’s episode is for you! We’re joined on the podcast this week by Gabe Cooper, CEO and Founder of Virtuous, a social-good software company committed to using technology to help charities accomplish incredible things. 

Gabe founded Virtuous in 2014, when he was well into his mid-thirties with five kids and a successful software consulting practice. Not exactly the life stage or the “risk profile” you envision for a typical startup founder. Gabe shares how he was able to de-risk the early stages of Virtuous and ease his way into his new life as a tech founder. He talks about how his role has changed as Virtuous has grown from five employees to fifty and we contemplate whether or not tech founders are sociopaths. 

Gabe and Virtuous are on a mission to do big things, and – whether there’s a startup inside you dying to get out or just a new passion waiting to be pursued – this week’s conversation is a great reminder that it’s never too late. Give it a listen. And then get #BackToWork! 

• Gabe on LinkedIn
• Virtuous on the web