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Is there perhaps an age and gender variable coming in here?

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/suicide-in-the-u...

Many people involved in small IT companies tend to be 19 to 24 and male?

I think age is definitely a factor, between the ages of 19 to 24 most people have a technical brilliance but don't have the mental experience to deal with emotional stress that comes with failure and increased demands.

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