There's no reason this company can't make you a founder with a year cliff. When you hit your year mark you can decide at that time if the company is worth remai

There's no reason this company can't make you a founder with a year cliff. When you hit your year mark you can decide at that time if the company is worth remaining at relative to school, and if not, continue on with your education. Forcing the question right now does neither of you any favors. I wouldn't assume that the founders are being disingenuous, but simply don't see this pretty reasonable (and probably better) alternative.