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I'm curious if there has ever been a case where an employee going into competition with their former employer has been a net negative for society at large. Mos
by angersock 10y ago
I'm curious if there has ever been a case where an employee going into competition with their former employer has been a net negative for society at large.
Most of the tech we enjoy today probably would've been prematurely killed if the creators were under modern non-compete and NDA paperwork.
- zerohp 10y agoIt's hard to imagine that we would be even close to where we are now if non-compete agreements, that are common in other states, had existed in California in the 1950's and 1960's. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traitorous_eight https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traitorous_eight
- pinewurst 10y agoCertainly Shockley would've used them and sued if he could.
- shawnz 10y agoI imagine the harm would come from it becoming commonplace, not from any one employee doing it.