[deltapoint]

See if you can defer your Harvard MBA for 1 year and try to do TechStars. That way you can try your hand at entrepreneurship and still have the Harvard MBA in your back pocket if things don't work out in a year.

From the Harvard MBA website: How long can I defer my acceptance? Candidates should submit applications only for the year they plan to enter the MBA program. Postponements and deferrals are granted rarely and are considered on a case-by-case basis.

So it is no guarantee that you can defer it, but if you can, I think the deferral route is the best option.

[swampthing]

Every school says that deferring is rarely allowed, but in my observation, it is fairly easy to get in reality.