Handy to do the time zone translation, but keep in mind that there's 4 time zones here, so that's a 3 hour swing :-) I'm guessing you're assuming Pacific time - contrary to what HN might suggest, there ARE startups in the US that aren't in California. :-)
You're 5 hours ahead of the east coast, 8 hours ahead of the west coast. Being available 1-6/7pm for the east coast seems fine.
And as others have said - it's a great idea, especially given the shortage of technical talent. The biggest challenge I could see would be whether you can provide enough hours (value) for each startup, while simultaneously working with enough startups to give you the multiple pies you mentioned, and all this on top of a full time job. In any case good luck, and let us know how it goes!
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Handy to do the time zone translation, but keep in mind that there's 4 time zones here, so that's a 3 hour swing :-) I'm guessing you're assuming Pacific time - contrary to what HN might suggest, there ARE startups in the US that aren't in California. :-)
Ooops, I do apologise : ) Would the 3 hour extra timeframe work in our favour or against?
You're 5 hours ahead of the east coast, 8 hours ahead of the west coast. Being available 1-6/7pm for the east coast seems fine.
And as others have said - it's a great idea, especially given the shortage of technical talent. The biggest challenge I could see would be whether you can provide enough hours (value) for each startup, while simultaneously working with enough startups to give you the multiple pies you mentioned, and all this on top of a full time job. In any case good luck, and let us know how it goes!