Young adults are used to change
One of the reasons you will need to learn so much is that you will need to change often to compete as a startup business. College kids are used to moving every few months, changing classes every semester, and having different summer jobs each year. This comfort with change will make it easier to make the necessary changes for the good of the business. Someone who has lived in the same house and worked the same job for fifteen years will naturally be more resistant to change.
The other side of the argument
Obviously the downside that everyone will point to is the lack of business experience that young people have. If you can't tell already, I view this as an advantage. I feel that industry will focus you on what you're good at. For years people will tell you how good you are at what you do and encourage you to grow in that area. Ten years later you are a master of that trade but can't even conceive of switching professions. At that point, becoming an entrepreneur is a lot harder.
About The Author
Adam McFarland owns SportsLizard.com - an online marketplace for buying
and selling sports collectibles http://www.sportslizard.com.
SportsLizard.com was recently awarded honorable mention in the Microsoft Start Something Amazing Awards.
You can read Adam's blog about being a young internet entrepreneur by going to http://www.sportslizard.com/blog/.
