[gumptionary]

This is a totally fair point. The incongruity arises for me in that if I said in a job interview process that I'd be continuing to hold another position while adding this one, I'd get laughed out of the room. If it's critical that rank and file guys don't have divided time or loyalties, why is the standard different for the single person most responsible for success or failure of the company?

[makr17]

The last three jobs I've held, I've had to state up front in writing that I will continue to act as the paid IT support for my spouse's one-person consulting firm. Hasn't been an issue yet.

Three jobs ago I also had a very small side consulting gig that came along after I'd been hired, so I had to get it cleared. It was at the behest of one of their board members though, so it really wasn't a hassle...

[blackhawkC17]

Aquila Family Ventures is basically a family office that the CEO likely just oversees but doesn't run day-to-day. It's a different thing than having multiple full-time jobs like Musk.

[pbhjpbhj]

It's a shell company used to dodge taxes, presumably? Or something similarly nefarious; avoiding liabilities or whatever. Not really a company but a legal instrument.

[manarth]

> "if I said in a job interview process that I'd be continuing to"

"act as Treasurer for my local church"

I'd get…?

[ghaff]

There are plenty of consulting/writing/etc. jobs that are explicitly fractional or part-time where someone may have multiple clients. And this is even the case with fractional CFO positions and the like.