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You are right on the money. Starting a startup while working for Google would be an absolute non-starter. Any code you write, they own (within certain restricti
by gwillen 15y ago
You are right on the money. Starting a startup while working for Google would be an absolute non-starter. Any code you write, they own (within certain restrictions that end up being so broad as not to matter.) And moonlighting in a business that competes with Google would be grounds for termination.
- lawnchair_larry 15y agoGoogle does not own anything you do on your own time. It's unfortunate that so many engineers believe and propagate this myth.
- oelewapperke 15y agoUnder American law, they do. Now it's a multinational and the situation may vary across the world, but in California, they do.