Over the past several years, more and more students have been turning towards entrepreneurship. As a student founder, you usually have a few options for raising seed stage financing. If you’re looking at taking financing from an angel or VC, chances are you’ll need to take a leave of absence from school or drop out entirely. Similarly, if you are aiming to join an incubator or accelerator like YC or TechStars, you’ll also need to get out of school. While those may be excellent ways to seriously pursue entrepreneurship, they shouldn’t be the only way.
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