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California doesn't enforce non-competes so it's very easy to for employees to start a new business with little risk of being sued. Eg: you could work for Googl
by adrr 8y ago
California doesn't enforce non-competes so it's very easy to for employees to start a new business with little risk of being sued. Eg: you could work for Google self-driving car division, and leave and start a competing company. It happens all the time.
- ghaff 8y agoProbably not the best example. You still can't steal trade secrets and can still have NDAs.
- illumin8 8y agoOf course, but the big difference is that Google can't prevent you from making a living using your skills as a technologist at a competitor, even if that competitor is your own startup.
- DrScump 8y agoWe've already seen Apple's Self-driving division have multiple alleged trade-secret thefts.