Yes. That is true. Over-complicated contracts, that can not be enforced. And required step of talking to a lawyer, before accepting an engineering contract in a

Yes. That is true. Over-complicated contracts, that can not be enforced. And required step of talking to a lawyer, before accepting an engineering contract in a startup. This is exactly why forward looking entities, like YC should look at it, and standardize it in a reasonable way. Rewarding risk of employees, founders and investors alike. Non-competes, as far as I understand, are not enforcible, in the job contract. The area is pretty gray, if it is in the conditions are on the equity/options ownership. And obviously that's what the companies are doing - moving non-competes and IP grabs into the equity ownership, because, it is non-enforcible in the work contract.