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> If you’re like most busy students, you’re probably spending about 90% of your time on some combination of academics, athletics, extracurriculars, and social a

> If you’re like most busy students, you’re probably spending about 90% of your time on some combination of academics, athletics, extracurriculars, and social activities, leaving 10% for your side project. But for your side project to even have a chance of becoming a successful startup, you’ll have to flip that ratio and spend almost all of your time on your company. I've got a high tolerance for risk. This seems crazy.

vmarsy 10y ago
It depends how you do it. If you have the financial means, you can take a semester off (or register only for one easy credit) and focus 100% on your project during that time. That would delay your graduation by ~6 months, but that can be worth it. This is what Mark Zuckerberg did before dropping out completely. From [1]: > Mark Zuckerberg strolled back onto the Harvard campus, having taken the semester off to devote full time to his startup, thefacebook.com From [2]: >Despite staying at Harvard for his final year, he’s continued to work on TheFacebook “basically full-time,” he says. (Saverin took only two classes last semester.) [1] http://www.betaboston.com/news/2015/11/02/10-years-ago-mark-zuckerberg-said-to-harvard-im-not-coming-back/ http://www.betaboston.com/news/2015/11/02/10-years-ago-mark-... [2] http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2005/2/24/business-casual-a-year-ago-mark/ http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2005/2/24/business-casual-...
- CardenB 10y ago
  I think the issue here is social. You lose pace with all your friends that you've been going through school with- which can be tough for a lot of people. Plus none of those people can relate to the work you're going through. They probably treat you like you're on vacation. Maybe this is just good for founders to go through.