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Re:GitHub lets staff own IP developed for personal projects ... by linkregister on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @01:25PM (#13924289)
California state law invalidates the non-compete portion of your contract, so long as you develop your solution on your own time and without company-owned resources.
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Re:GitHub lets staff own IP developed for personal projects ... by ScottBurson on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @05:32PM (#13926461)
You've omitted the third requirement, which is the nasty one: your outside project must not relate to the actual or reasonably anticipated R&D of the company.
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