"X Saves the World: How Generation X Got the Shaft but Can Still Keep Everything from Sucking " – Gen-X Sets High Standards for Gen-Y Entrepreneurs

What happened to Generation X? They are generally defined as anyone born between 1965 and 1980, sandwiched between 80 million Baby Boomers and 78 million Gen-Y (Millennials). Gen-X has just 46 million members, but they continue to lead the way and set the standards in the startup world.

Gen-X is the group that will bridge the two larger generations of Boomers and Gen-Y. I guess the bridge isn’t as exciting as what has happened on one side or what might happen on the other, so they are often referred to as the "forgotten" generation, or the lost child demographic.

A book I spotted a while back, which humorously characterizes the issues, is titled "X Saves the World: How Generation X Got the Shaft but Can Still Keep Everything from Sucking " http://www.amazon.com/Saves-World-Generation-Everything-Sucking/dp/0670018589 , by Jeff Gordinier, 42. He has a big generational chip on his shoulder, and his tongue-in-cheek rhetoric is inspiring age-based debates in offices across the country.

Martin Zwilling

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