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kpatrick··on Ask HN: Toxic startup enviroment, need advice
After you quit, you can absolutely compete with them. The only issue around "owning the idea" is with regards to patents. Having personally gone through this, it is hard (perhaps impossible) for them to claim patent assignment on a patentable idea that hasn't already been filed with the patent office before your end date. Once you leave the company, preparing the patent application would be work which you can not be forced to do. They also can't file since they weren't the inventors.
kpatrick··on Toronto or Vancouver: Which is better for startups?
In BC, UBC and SFU are considered recruiting universities with UBC being slightly ahead of SFU, but behind Waterloo in Ontario. Vancouver is quite hot now for startups and tech in general. SAP alone has 1,000 employees in Vancouver, plus Microsoft which is doubling. IBM is decreasing its size though. Vancouver is often considered better for lifestyle except for the cost of housing. If you like the outdoors, Vancouver is the obvious choice.
kpatrick··on Why Node.js is becoming the go-to technology in the Enterprise
SAP uses Rails for some of its products.
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