What advantage do you think the younger generation has that they may not recognize right now?

Well that makes me feel old, but great question. I'd say time, a lower risk profile, and access to everything.

Time is a non-renewable resource, and you'll want to protect it with everything you got. But the one thing you have going for you when you're at the beginning of your career is you can experiment, industry-hop. Invest in that time to learn. But do be clear about your learning goals. When it comes to a career you should never waste time in a field, function or industry you don't care about or where you're not progressing.

Lower risk profile -- before I had kids, I'd pour myself into work. Maybe too much, but that's also because I could afford to. I could also take bigger risks, not having to worry about the roof above our heads or their upbringing. That calculus gets a little trickier once you have a family where not only are you bounded by time but also by the energy you have to give across both work and life. That doesn't mean you can't excel, but you have to be judicious in your choices and really figure how to best set yourself up for success, both at work and at life.

Access to everything -- There's a bounty of information out there right now and all the means to act on it. When I began my career 20 years ago there were a lot more BTEs to finding good jobs (LinkedIn didn't exist), networking and learning about industries or even starting a business (no Shopify, no Stripe, no AWS). People still ended up having great careeers though... it was just harder. Talent was evenly distributed but opportunity wasn't. The internet, the cloud and even this pandemic have changed all of that. You don't have to be in "Silicon Valley" to have a Silicon Valley job.