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I don't understand this how the hell would they even know what you are doing at home? If your home project gains a little traction to financially support you t

by jarsin 8y ago

I don't understand this how the hell would they even know what you are doing at home? If your home project gains a little traction to financially support you then you quit the day job, and don't tell them anything. If not then it's some private home project you do. Can't believe you are making decisions on what you do at home based on some company that could easily disappear, lay you off, get sold, etc etc, before your side projects ever materialize. Absurd!

ryandrake 8y ago
You can bet any decent sized company will have people keeping an eye out on ex-employees whose home projects miraculously gain WhatsApp-levels of traction. If you look to take on VC funding, I guarantee during the DD process they will ask you if you built any of the product while employed elsewhere, and if so, they’ll want to see your old employment agreement.
- nodesocket 8y ago
  > whose home projects miraculously gain WhatsApp-levels of traction Surely there is some middle ground between a $22 billion dollar company and a lifestyle business that generates $500k-$1m a year in revenue. Also if your company is WhatsApp level pretty sure you can afford a team of $500 an hour lawyers.
  - anonymous5133 8y ago
    Most likely if the company is 500-1m revenue then it is basically a tiny company that won't be on anyone's radar. Decent sized sellers on ebay/amazon can easily generate 500k-1m revenue and the vast majority of people never heard of those stores before. Even if you are running a decent sized business, just don't be the face of the company. The purpose of business is to make money, not become "famous".