I see such a significant conflict between successfully starting a managing a company and dropping out of school, namely the fact that you constantly have to pro

I see such a significant conflict between successfully starting a managing a company and dropping out of school, namely the fact that you constantly have to prove your worth intelligence, and capabilities to the people around you. Perhaps if you were like Mark Zuckerburg, clearly a top student at a top school with a product that had already gained traction, then you could drop out of school without creating significant reasons for people to doubt you. But wouldn't your academic knowledge of the field you're working in be of great use to your start up?