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It's not usually the startups having non-competes which are the problem -- it's the previous bigco employers of people startups want to hire, or people who want
by rdl 10y ago
It's not usually the startups having non-competes which are the problem -- it's the previous bigco employers of people startups want to hire, or people who want to found startups.
- dbcurtis 10y agoGood point. That needs a legislative solution.
- rdl 10y agoYou might be able to get the big "incumbent" tech employers in a region, specifically in some industries you care about, to voluntarily give up these non-competes from new or existing contracts, in exchange for the benefits of being part of a vibrant startup community. In some industries and markets it might just take a couple companies -- in WA, if Microsoft, Amazon, and a couple others did it, that should be enough. But legislation (or court action) is probably the best solution.