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Check your contract, and ask them to check theirs. My contract, for example, says that I am not allowed to have any kind of work relationship with a person who

• mbowcock 17y ago
  Employers have employees sign all types of agreements when they hire them but I believe many of them can challenged in court. A lot of non-compete agreements don't hold up.
  • Stasyan 17y ago
    Maybe they would not hold up in the court. If you could afford it though. I don't think when you are starting a startup, the first thing you want to do is go in court and battle against a company that has much more money to spend on lawyers than you do.
    • evgen 17y ago
      This is especially true to the company wants to make an example of you "pour encourager les autres." If the risk is worth it then I would second the recommendations made by others to minimize the online (and offline) links between all of the co-founders for as long as possible. Wait as long as possible to incorporate, etc. While it sounds a bit "sneaky" you can also engage a confederate or two to call the boss asking for job references on these co-founders to make it seem like they are actively engaged in seeking other jobs; a casual coffee at the office next month with old co-workers and a well-placed "So what is <insert name here> up to? Do you know if he found anything?" could even lead to your old boss thinking that he set them up as your co-founders :)