That's why his qualifying of his advice of taking risk is excellent. Take risk sure, but not stupid risk. I know now you have passed the time, but in your case

That's why his qualifying of his advice of taking risk is excellent. Take risk sure, but not stupid risk. I know now you have passed the time, but in your case to apply the advice would have been: spend time on your start up sure, but don't ignore your degree, things do go wrong more often than not and to have a safety net is not a bad idea at all.