As soon as I saw the word "startups" -- plural -- I thought "he's doomed". However, while the popular wisdom is to focus soley on one thing, one startup, I oft

As soon as I saw the word "startups" -- plural -- I thought "he's doomed". However, while the popular wisdom is to focus soley on one thing, one startup, I often find that leads to imbalance. Perhaps having two ventures is a good thing. What I'm doing right now is a 5-6 hours/day job for the bills and working on my projects the rest of the day. Balances out pretty well -- I get physically tired from work and get some social interaction/out of the house/out of my own head. And the rest of my time -- and all of my headspace -- is free to write and code. But, to get back to you, it sounds to me like you really would rather be working on your projects. Here's what I'd suggest -- you don't want to leave your boss in the lurch, and you still need some money -- so why not just talk to your boss about working reduced hours, say half-time, so you can help them and have more time for your startups?