[bengold14]

> They start their career at age 24 and, because they have a Master's degree, they skip over the long years in the trenches working as a computer programmer. Instead, their first job is often as CTO of some medium sized company.

If this is actually in your book I would remove it. This totally destroys your credibility because:

A. You're talking about a 7 person startup, not a "medium sized company" B. You're talking about the worst managed medium sized company I've ever heard of, where they would put a 24 y.o. masters student with no real world experience in charge of anyone. C. It's not a true anecdote

Any of the above options lead me as a reader to think that either you don't have experience in the industry, have experience with poorly managed companies or are making up scenarios to fit your narrative