Saw this[1] in TechCrunch earlier today and you may find it helpful/insightful.
> I want to be a founder
Two years down the road may seem like a long time but it flies by (e.g. it probably feels like yesterday you were in high school).
> I think that this startup has a lot of potential
Every founder thinks this but the fact is most of them fail. That doesn't mean founding a startup is a foolish endeavor - just that it should be kept in mind as inherently risky when making the decision.
> What should I do?
Since you can return to school in a year with basically no penalty (you would have "lost" a year, but you would have learned/experienced a lot of real-life stuff in the meantime) it might be worth giving it a year and seeing how it goes. Keep in mind a year may not be enough time to see if it will ultimately be successful or not - many incredibly successful companies didn't look like much at the end of their first year and many companies that fail linger on for much more than a year.
> I want to be a founder
Two years down the road may seem like a long time but it flies by (e.g. it probably feels like yesterday you were in high school).
> I think that this startup has a lot of potential
Every founder thinks this but the fact is most of them fail. That doesn't mean founding a startup is a foolish endeavor - just that it should be kept in mind as inherently risky when making the decision.
> What should I do?
Since you can return to school in a year with basically no penalty (you would have "lost" a year, but you would have learned/experienced a lot of real-life stuff in the meantime) it might be worth giving it a year and seeing how it goes. Keep in mind a year may not be enough time to see if it will ultimately be successful or not - many incredibly successful companies didn't look like much at the end of their first year and many companies that fail linger on for much more than a year.
[1] http://techcrunch.com/2015/06/20/the-startup-illusion/