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Ask HN: I'm 19. Should I leave my education for my startup?

I have 2 more years left before I graduate with a Bachelor's degree in computer science. I started helping a start up for quite a while and now we got our first seed round. I can take a maximum of a year leave from university to work on the start up full time. But I have to come back to my university after that or the university will kick me out.

The founders want me to join as a founder as well with stakes. But on the condition that I leave my education after a year if the company is successful by then. Otherwise, I can join as an employee for as long as I want.

I'm not 100% sure if I want to leave my education. But I want to be a founder at the same time and I think that this startup has a lot of potential. What should I do?

14 points jenny_ 11 years ago 60 comments

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