Education or experience&results? What is more important for a founder?
I have a classic carer vs education dilema. I am a crossroad and asking for smarter older to help me see my options clearer.
Context: I have a small outsourcing company. Its my first company so plenty of mistakes were made (we in the red) yet we have a product we can quickly repurpose for multiple client with minimal cost and some active clients. So it seams we can bounce back. I have no love for the product its nice have some nifty things in it but... I feel like selling potatoes.
I have my bachelor's degree in the works. I mean I missed bunch of dalines but I still can think I can make it in time. Bachelor's is in Information systems. I actually took the information systems management route that is apparently based around putting everything into UML & BPMN charts and writing a detailed (~200-400 pages) documentation before starting any project. IMHO the study program is behind the times with "plan for 6 months and then execute according to the plan" and I really regret the choice I made.
I also have a startup called Breathcount (healthtech) tech and we just made our 4th fully functional prototype. It helps kids manage asthma :) We have been working on it for year any time we could and it was a slow grind but last couple of months seam to be a true break threw. And we are ready for our seed round. Its a passion, love child that keeps me up at night. Can I do this? In this convoluted sector?
I want to work on Breathcount and get ir really going but I know that I can not manage a company and get my degree. I have to suspend one or the other.
Question: As for startup founder is it more important to show a commercially successful project (even from not related market) or to have degree showing a capability to commit and finish a task? Maybe I am missing something in my picture?