1. Move to California and make sure you are payrolled in California under California law (not remote contractor to out of state company). 1a. When/If joining

1. Move to California and make sure you are payrolled in California under California law (not remote contractor to out of state company). 1a. When/If joining a new company, list your side projects in the "Pre-existing IP" paperwork, to be excluded from their ownership. Read carefully and make sure it's not mistakenly placed in the list of things that they get a free license to. 2. Make sure your side project is not in the same line of business as your employer's. 3. Make sure you use your own time and equipment for your side project.