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You can't hire the people working for megacorps if your company is in Virginia because they are more likely than not bound by noncompete clauses. Only Californi

by warlox 10y ago

You can't hire the people working for megacorps if your company is in Virginia because they are more likely than not bound by noncompete clauses. Only California throws them out as a matter of public policy, which is one of the main reasons why Silicon Valley is where it's at.

rtpg 10y ago
Is GE competing with Twitter though? How broad do non-competes get?
- thesimpsons1022 10y ago
  never been to richmond but i could see it being a problem if a lot of their companies are in the same industry. a lot of these smaller tech hubs have only 1 or 2 "types" of companies.
jdavis703 10y ago
Are non-competes a thing out there? All the contracts I've seen when I was working in VA have barred taking code, customers, etc with you when you leave. But I never encountered one of those "you can never work at a company that uses computers after you've worked with us" clauses.
dtnewman 10y ago
I'm not a lawyer, but I'm pretty sure this is only true if you are looking to compete with the megacorps, which probably isn't the case if you are a startup. It's called a non-compete, because it means you can't work for a competitor. Having to do with tech doesn't make you a competitor.
- warlox 10y ago
  A noncompete typically bars you from holding any type of related position within a specific radius of your employer.
  - rubidium 10y ago
    never sign those ones.
  - dtnewman 10y ago
    What do you been by related position? Would web development for Walmart be a related position to web development for Microsoft, a company that doesn't compete with them? I've signed multiple non compete agreements and they always specify that I can't work for a competitor. I looked up various examples online and couldn't find anything that didn't specifically mention that the restriction on working counts for anything other than a competitor. I'd be curious to see an example that says otherwise. Perhaps you can link to an example of one of the non compete agreements you are talking about?

by warlox 10y ago

rtpg 10y ago

Is GE competing with Twitter though? How broad do non-competes get?

thesimpsons1022 10y ago
never been to richmond but i could see it being a problem if a lot of their companies are in the same industry. a lot of these smaller tech hubs have only 1 or 2 "types" of companies.

jdavis703 10y ago

Are non-competes a thing out there? All the contracts I've seen when I was working in VA have barred taking code, customers, etc with you when you leave. But I never encountered one of those "you can never work at a company that uses computers after you've worked with us" clauses.

dtnewman 10y ago

I'm not a lawyer, but I'm pretty sure this is only true if you are looking to compete with the megacorps, which probably isn't the case if you are a startup. It's called a non-compete, because it means you can't work for a competitor. Having to do with tech doesn't make you a competitor.

warlox 10y ago
A noncompete typically bars you from holding any type of related position within a specific radius of your employer.
- rubidium 10y ago
  never sign those ones.
- dtnewman 10y ago
  What do you been by related position? Would web development for Walmart be a related position to web development for Microsoft, a company that doesn't compete with them? I've signed multiple non compete agreements and they always specify that I can't work for a competitor. I looked up various examples online and couldn't find anything that didn't specifically mention that the restriction on working counts for anything other than a competitor. I'd be curious to see an example that says otherwise. Perhaps you can link to an example of one of the non compete agreements you are talking about?