Neverending interviews... Getting about tired.

If they can’t make a decision after three interviews, do not pursue this. It will not be worth it.

This!

Most my career has been in startups, my experience has always been quick and decisive interviews, fairly informal and without all the crappy personality screening tick boxes of larger organisations.

At it!!

@Isitameproblem in that case, cut the recruiter out of the picture (they’ll still get paid) and go direct. If you get clarity then it’s a recruiter problem.
If you take the job, negotiate for equity as well as salary and have an exit plan for 24 months down the line. This might feel like you are looking for another job before you’ve started this one but the start up game is to grow quickly and sell - you might want to stay but equally 24 months of no breaks, midnight calls and founder nonsense might leave you wanting a new job 🤣

This.

I worked in the private sector for 25 years, including at three start ups. You could not pay me enough to get me to work at another (I’m now very happily employed in the civil service). IME, start ups are invariably focused around the whims and the ego of the CEO / founder. If you’re not the right cultural fit / aren’t behind their (often poorly-communicated) vision, you’ll be miserable. Equating a startup with career progression is because you end up with experience of lots of roles - often some of which you might not want. You’re also often at the mercy of shareholders and particularly of VCs. My experience has biased me, but I’d advise anyone to steer well clear.

Slightly different perspective - my interview process for my current job (which is great) was a bit drawn out because;
They’d never hired one of me before
They were in the middle of a huge transition and the decision makers were new to making decisions at that level
I stuck with it because I could see the value I’d add to them, everyone I met was really nice and I knew I could achieve a lot. So far, so good.
Is it good vibes apart from the process? Do you have a clear idea of what you will get out of it and they will get put of it?
Also, do you want to have a life? Generally speaking start ups are all consuming, so family, hobbies etc fall by the wayside

They don't actually know how to run a business or make effective quick decisions.

I've worked for these people before; it was the worst thing that ever happened to my mental health.

Multiple managers, constant changes of strategy and direction, micromanagement, mismanagement, blame from the top down when their lack of direction caused issues.

The more I read the more I think you should protect yourself by walking away.

Then they are being daft. You’re their only option, you clearly can do the main role and will be good at the other roles. They are wasting your time.

They don't sound entirely sure of the OP as a candidate, so not sure how strong her negotiating position would be.

They sound such a mess that they're fairly likely to take that as a sign to reconsider the role completely.

Depends whether the OP wants to play it that way; my gut would be saying no to this one.

Are you the only one interviewing ? If they didn’t think you had the scores needed why are they pursuing you unless there is no one else 😐

Go with your gut. I think they are expecting perfection, for someone to be perfect for all 4 roles. It does seem like red flags to me but you know yourself if you want to go for the 4th interview or not.

If you do, make sure that this is the last interview you do for them.

If I were in your shoes I'd go through the final interview and wait for the offer.

Then I'd negotiate hard. On Title. salary, reporting line, expectations, say you've realised the role is much bigger than advertised and you'll need to be compensated better to be able to juggle the workload. If they pay you more, go for it and do the slog so you get that stepping stone. Leave before you burn out.
If they don't pay more then clearly you are going to be exploited, so your call whether you want to sign up - but Atleast you'll do it with your eyes open.

In any case you shouldn't plan to stay more than 2 years (unless things turn out gloriously) which will help you decide if you can take the pain for 2 years.

How much do you want this job - are you currently working? Is your gut feel it is the recruiter being a tool or do you also get a feeling of indecisiveness from the company when you met them for the first three interviews?

Startups are hard work - even without them being 4-in-1 positions!

The reason they are unable to decide is because no one person can be at 'expert' level in all 4 roles. That expectation is unreasonable. You should be careful in signing up for this,

The higher the salary, the crazier the work in startups. Also will you have 1 boss or 4? If 4, please run!

Also, when discussing a hybrid role, there is automatically a notion of a) high expectations (someone, the 'unicorn', who can 'do it all') and b) a very broad remit across multiple areas of the business which brings with it a danger of you not only being stretched for time but also to potentially lack focus. What have they said about the resources available to support you in those multiple roles? And do they have clear KPIs? Because that's the one thing that needs to be clarified upfront: is what they want achievable and are they giving you the means to achieve it?