Given that most start-ups fail, there is necessarily an element of gamble in doing one, and the classic advice 'only gamble what you can afford to lose' is clas

Given that most start-ups fail, there is necessarily an element of gamble in doing one, and the classic advice 'only gamble what you can afford to lose' is classic for a reason. Thus, when thinking of doing a start-up, ask yourself: in the reasonably likely event that the start-up fails, are you okay with that outcome? If you end up in a couple of years time with neither the start-up nor a degree, are you okay with that? If your answer is 'yes, sure, there's plenty more to life than start-ups and degrees' then by all means go for it. If your answer is 'hell no, I really want at least one!' then play it safe.