Comments on: Employment Agreements: Don’t Sink Your Startup Before You Set Sail http://tech.mn/news/2010/02/09/employment-agreements-dont-sink-your-startup-before-you-set-sail/ Local news, analysis and resources for the benefit of Minnesota’s high tech startup community. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:38:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Paul Godfread http://tech.mn/news/2010/02/09/employment-agreements-dont-sink-your-startup-before-you-set-sail/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Paul Godfread Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:52:41 +0000 http://tech.mn/?p=1605#comment-112 Brett - If its truly non-proprietary and there aren't any other contractual obligations in place, then you might be fine. If you aren't competing with your employer then they might not have a reason to fight with you either. Most of these cases are fact specific and I can't really give you a straight yes or no without the full story. With this post, I am just encouraging people to do a survey of what restrictions might be in place. Its always better to know about potential problems ahead of time. Thanks for your comment! Brett –

If its truly non-proprietary and there aren’t any other contractual obligations in place, then you might be fine. If you aren’t competing with your employer then they might not have a reason to fight with you either.

Most of these cases are fact specific and I can’t really give you a straight yes or no without the full story. With this post, I am just encouraging people to do a survey of what restrictions might be in place. Its always better to know about potential problems ahead of time.

Thanks for your comment!

]]> By: Brett http://tech.mn/news/2010/02/09/employment-agreements-dont-sink-your-startup-before-you-set-sail/comment-page-1/#comment-110 Brett Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:56:58 +0000 http://tech.mn/?p=1605#comment-110 Great post, very informative! What if you leave your company to start a similar business, using similar technology (non-proprietary), but go after a totally different market? Obviously, everyone's non-compete is different, but what are your general thoughts/concerns regarding this? Thanks! Great post, very informative! What if you leave your company to start a similar business, using similar technology (non-proprietary), but go after a totally different market? Obviously, everyone’s non-compete is different, but what are your general thoughts/concerns regarding this?

Thanks!

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