I'd advise against getting a master's degree for someone who already has an impressive resume and knows what they want to do next. I dropped out of my master's

I'd advise against getting a master's degree for someone who already has an impressive resume and knows what they want to do next. I dropped out of my master's program after getting accepted into YC. It was a no brainer; I flew back to Boston and met with my adviser the same day to tell him I was dropping out. I had already published with him so we were good friends. With few exceptions, people in the tech industry rarely care about graduate degrees. Beware of opportunity cost when reading posts saying it's only one year, or you can make $x more / year with a master's degree. It sounds like you're going to learn much more in the first year of your venture than you would in school.