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Re:Ask HN: Who here has built a profitable startup while kee... by ryandrake on Wednesday September 26, 2018 @02:19PM (#18078766)
You can bet any decent sized company will have people keeping an eye out on ex-employees whose home projects miraculously gain WhatsApp-levels of traction. If you look to take on VC funding, I guarantee during the DD process they will ask you if you built any of the product while employed elsewhere, and if so, they’ll want to see your old employment agreement.
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Re:Ask HN: Who here has built a profitable startup while kee... by nodesocket on Wednesday September 26, 2018 @03:23PM (#18079374)
> whose home projects miraculously gain WhatsApp-levels of traction

Surely there is some middle ground between a $22 billion dollar company and a lifestyle business that generates $500k-$1m a year in revenue. Also if your company is WhatsApp level pretty sure you can afford a team of $500 an hour lawyers.

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Re:Ask HN: Who here has built a profitable startup while kee... by anonymous5133 on Wednesday September 26, 2018 @03:45PM (#18079561)
Most likely if the company is 500-1m revenue then it is basically a tiny company that won't be on anyone's radar. Decent sized sellers on ebay/amazon can easily generate 500k-1m revenue and the vast majority of people never heard of those stores before.

Even if you are running a decent sized business, just don't be the face of the company. The purpose of business is to make money, not become "famous".

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