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		tlb on July 2, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How to Do Great Work This isn't the norm in Silicon Valley. Most companies will agree to exceptions to their Assignment of Inventions agreement if you ask, as long as it's not directly competitive.

pfannkuchen on July 2, 2023 [–]

If you work for a large company anything you do in software is directly competitive.

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