[lee]

Gee, hope not. It's 4:13 am and I'm just finishing up for the day. I'm 45 and my team is applying. I've worked for a ton of startups and have started a couple of my own. Both my parents had great capacity to outlast their age-peers and function without sleep, so I think there's a genetic aspect to this ability. I don't believe that the ability to stay up late should be the main criterion for choosing worthy startup material. It's a marathon, not a sprint.

[staunch]

I recall reading something (weak I know) about cell regeneration in young people being so much higher that they actually require more sleep.

I'm curious: Do you even require the massive doses of caffeine?

[whacked_new]

Point about cell regeneration is interesting. Do you recall the age group in question?

[staunch]

I said it was weak :-) I'll admit I have nothing to cite and recall little beyond the basic concept. Could be total bull, but certainly makes sense to someone who doesn't know much about the science behind the idea.

My totally useless guess is that as a baby you'd need the most sleep, and around early 20's things would start reversing the other direction. That seems like a pattern in other body functions.

Anyone less ignorant have some real information?

[whacked_new]

While I'm not really less ignorant, it certainly doesn't look like bull :) But I think the age group is important, because I want to know how I compare with "young people." If "cell regeneration" refers to brain cells, then I'm old. If it refers to organ tissue cells or something, maybe I can call myself "young." Slim chance though, haha. My problem is that I get bad food comas unless I sleep something 9 hours a day; this is a long-term observation over many years. I don't know anybody at my age who sleeps 9 hours though.