Opinion

December 15, 2020

What companies need to understand about Gen Z founders

Gen Z now outnumbers millennials and they are different — entrepreneurial, impatient, serious about diversity.


Kess Eruteya

4 min read

Fun fact: In 2019, Gen Z outnumbered millennials, we now make up 32% of the world’s population.

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