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non-competes are like antibiotics. You want to be the only one that uses them.
by inanutshellus 12y ago
non-competes are like antibiotics. You want to be the only one that uses them.
- trhway 12y agountil you understand Nash equilibrium. Protection of moonlighting and non-recognition of non-competes is that makes CA leaving other "Silicon Valley wannabes" in the dust. Creative free people who flock to whoever pays better and/or offers more interesting job vs. enslaved ones who wouldn't be able to get a new job if kicked off from the current one - your choice.
- wavefunction 12y agoThere are a fair number of intelligent people (and me) who think that Silicon Valley is a joke.
- trhway 12y agoas long as you type your opinion into a computing device and it is distributed over the *Net - the more participants and diverse opinions - the higher traffic and the bigger the joke :)
- angersock 12y agoSure, perhaps, but it has brought a whoooole lot of tech and wealth into this world.
- chroma 12y agoIt has its problems, but I'm laughing all the way to the bank.
- wavefunction 12y agoWell, we all have our priorities. Congrats on achieving yours!
- horseemergency 12y agoSilicon Valley is a place, just like any other. There's a fair amount of dysfunction in the Valley, along with a fair amount of brilliance. It's full of perks (beautiful weather, lots of job opportunities in tech, so much to see and do) but also downsides (cost of living, cliche startups trying to be "Uber, but for cruelty free soy products", all the people).
- kourt 12y agoThe "Minnesota Model" on IP owership is also very important.