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All at the same time? The context switch you have to do will end up being a counterproductive factor. I'll guess the burnout rate would be high too (few weeks down the line and you'd focus on only one or two)

A few weeks down the line and you'd better know which ones are worth your time! And the cost of context switching may be worth it for diluting risk.

You have to be a unicorn in your own right for me to give you equity at one day a week in my company. Don't let the white hot market fool you about your actual abilities, you need to focus to accomplish great things.

That said, startups are desperate to hire, so it's possible you could pull this off.

I think what actually happens now in SV is more realistic - employees switch jobs every 12-18 months.

You can also achieve the same by contracting for one company, and then using spare cash to buy shares on the stock market.