> The labor friendly laws were created as part of California trying to nurture that success. Which ones? Because California has banned noncompete agreements si

> The labor friendly laws were created as part of California trying to nurture that success. Which ones? Because California has banned noncompete agreements since the 1800s, and that is a big reason Silicon Valley ever got off the ground. Fairchild was literally founded by people who left their employer to compete with it directly, and they definitely took their knowledge with them.