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Be careful and make sure you don't have a non-compete with the first company; if you do, check whether it's enforceable in your state. Sucks, dude.

• _delirium 14y ago
  If they fired him, that often renders agreements unenforceable, or at least difficult to enforce outside of rare circumstances. Even in states which otherwise recognize noncompetes, courts tend to be hostile towards companies that try to enforce them against employees where the company themselves terminated the relationship (though not all states are equally hostile). For example, here is some pretty direct language from the Montana Supreme Court [1]: We agree that an employer normally lacks a legitimate business interest in a covenant when it chooses to end the employment relationship. [...] An employer needs no covenant to protect its business in these circumstances as the employer sits in the best position to protect itself simply by maintaining the employment relationship. [1] http://www.noncompetenews.com/file.axd?file=2011%2f12%2fWrigg+v+Junkermier.pdf http://www.noncompetenews.com/file.axd?file=2011%2f12%2fWrig...
• robotjosh 14y ago
  I've spoken to their lawyer and also got a second opinion. There wasn't a non-compete and both said I could start a similar company as long as I don't use any source code or other work created previously.