"According to the article, Lee was able to launch and his own startup for a year, while still working full time as a product manager at Tesla. Would most startu

"According to the article, Lee was able to launch and his own startup for a year, while still working full time as a product manager at Tesla. Would most startup or startup-like (trying to reach stable profit) companies be OK with that? " If he doesn't fulfill his duties they can fire him. Otherwise it's not their business what someone does in his free time.