At the time he took leave from Harvard (which was not dropping out), the company already had offers for $500k in seed money at a $10 million valuation. The chan

At the time he took leave from Harvard (which was not dropping out), the company already had offers for $500k in seed money at a $10 million valuation. The chance that going full-time on Facebook would end up worse than staying at Harvard was remote. Even if failed, the experience and connections would have been far more valuable than two more years at Harvard.