My tip would be that if you squint and view your own time as unsalaried (to a defined point within bizdev, eg. raising external financing) and your initial capi

My tip would be that if you squint and view your own time as unsalaried (to a defined point within bizdev, eg. raising external financing) and your initial capital as equivalent expense versus another option (eg. doing an MBA) then you can psychologically hack yourself to justify a larger commitment than you would otherwise. This also works for skipping college, but with time as the key resource. In the end, so much is subjective!