California law has special protections that help people who create a startup in their garage in the evenings while working at a company in the daytime: https://

California law has special protections that help people who create a startup in their garage in the evenings while working at a company in the daytime: https://law.justia.com/codes/california/2011/lab/division-3/2870-2872/2870/ https://law.justia.com/codes/california/2011/lab/division-3/... As long as they don't use the employer's equipment nor work that they do for the employer or compete with the employer, they can own their own work. This is one of the key legal reasons CA spawns so many startups.