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Yeah. Or like why not build something on the side first? If he was in fact only working 40 hours (which is mind blowing, but I guess there’s no reason to lie),
by ryanSrich 8y ago
Yeah. Or like why not build something on the side first? If he was in fact only working 40 hours (which is mind blowing, but I guess there’s no reason to lie), he could have easily bootstrapped an idea to revenue in 6-12 months all while making that insane amazon money.
- mrep 8y agoAmazon has a policy that they own all the code you write unless you get it signed off by them as a project that is not related to ANY of their businesses. With Amazon being in so many businesses, they will almost certainly deny whatever idea you want to work on because they have something they claim is related. He could still do it but that is risky as he could get sued later and I have even heard that it can block any future sale until it gets ironed out.
- DVassallo 8y agoMy employment contract prevented any kind of outside work so that wasn't an option. Even if I could, it would still have been hard. I'm making this change to improve my lifestyle, and working nights and weekends in addition to a full-time job and raising young 2 kids doesn't sound like an improvement. Maybe if I was desperate I would have, but it wasn't the case.