[sugarcode]

I feel your pain. Recently, I also graduated from college with a startup side project that just acquired its first customer. The last twelve months I've spent alot of time asking entrepreneurs (including a Silicon Valley VC) about what they thought, and the consensus I've gathered is make your mistakes in the first year or two with a large company rather than sink your own ship. Not sure what your internship experiences have been, but there are many non-technical skills that are valuable to have and can only be acquired through experience.

Of course, alot of this depends on your window of opportunity with this startup venture. Is speed to market and large funding critical to your success? If so, it'll be difficult to get $$$ with a full-time job on the side. On the other hand, if you're pursuing niche customers ((http://www.omnisio.com/startupschool08/david-heinemeier-hans...)) and bootstrapping your way to success , having supplemental income can be very handy.

I personally have decided to keep the dayjob for at least a year to build up some cash and learn some of the soft skills needed to be a well-rounded founder. Having less time to work doesn't mean you can't build something meaningful and useful; it just means you need to be more efficient with the time you have.

Best of luck!